Abidjan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$3187
🏠 One person rent	$536	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$500
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$76.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$1110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	25
😀 Quality of life	48	60
🏙️ Population	5.62M	235K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 2% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4787th and 4725th ($1185 vs $1212) 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 0.9 months in Georgetown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6864th and 5871st 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	$4.01	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$690
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$64.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$3593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$1573
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1019
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$18825

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865