Abidjan vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$439	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	47
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.65M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 10% more expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 5348th and 5905th ($1022 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 7322nd and 6147th 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	$3.2	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5836

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504