Abidjan vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$512	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	23
😀 Quality of life	39	48
🏙️ Population	4.98M	201K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4683rd and 5795th ($1114 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7263rd and 6441st 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	$3.68	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$2625

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$933
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$896
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$760
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$748
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$683
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$898
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1217
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1099
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1490
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$838
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1528
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1069
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1069
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$710
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$700
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1294
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$637
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$608
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$686
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$654
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$666
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1008
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$993
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$719
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$769
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1108
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763