Abidjan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$548	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	33	46
😀 Quality of life	43	56
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.65M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 22% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 4654th and 5530th ($1224 vs $1006) 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7383rd and 6218th 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	$3.07	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$6540

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531