Abidjan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3139
🏠 One person rent	$548	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$1107
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	43	58
🏙️ Population	5.62M	235K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 6% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4654th and 4824th ($1224 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ivory Coast and Guyana, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1 months in Georgetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7383rd and 6094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Georgetown

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	Abidjan	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$88.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$9.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$126
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1015
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$23245

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1201
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$784
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$764
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$692
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1007
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1213
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1111
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1934
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1931
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1075
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1076
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$697
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$736
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1463
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$638
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$988
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$988
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$908
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$760
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$803
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1169
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811