Abidjan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$439	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	37	47
🏙️ Population	4.98M	235K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5348th and 5085th ($1022 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Georgetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7322nd and 6400th 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	$3.2	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$23423

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847