Abidjan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1944
🏠 One person rent	$551	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$279
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	31
😀 Quality of life	37	34
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.55M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 65% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 4695th and 6889th ($1164 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ivory Coast and Venezuela, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Maracaibo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maracaibo ranked 3rd in Venezuela, while ranked 7254th and 7546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Maracaibo

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	Abidjan	Maracaibo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$7.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$81.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	26.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$42.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$14223

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$696
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$666
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$451
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$582
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$688
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$558
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$656
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$654
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$705
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$663
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$799
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$863
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$617
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$682
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$670
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$979
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$831
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$724
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$724
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$736
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$590
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1395
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$598
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1395
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$840
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$789