Abidjan vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$551	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	22
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	4.98M	951K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4695th and 4564th ($1164 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7254th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Freetown

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	Abidjan	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$2835

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498