Abidjan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$512	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$749
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	47
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.72M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 23% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4683rd and 5949th ($1114 vs $903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Ecuador, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Guayaquil. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guayaquil ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7263rd and 5176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Guayaquil

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	Abidjan	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$6864

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$801
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$834
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$754
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$814
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$603
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$790
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$638
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$547
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$472
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$570
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$514
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$851
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$532
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$543
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$536
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$551
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$504
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$515
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$533
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$511
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$499
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$506
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$476
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$525
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$455
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$416
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$611
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$720
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$552
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$648
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$726
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$507
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$491