Abidjan vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$439	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	4
😀 Quality of life	37	26
🏙️ Population	4.98M	13.9K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 2% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5348th and 5500th ($1022 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 7322nd and 8510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Kingstown

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	Abidjan	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789