Abidjan vs Maracaibo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Maracaibo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$439	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$275
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	31
😀 Quality of life	37	33
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.55M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 43% more expensive than in Maracaibo. Cities ranked 5348th and 6827th ($1022 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 7322nd and 7775th 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	$3.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$96.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$15.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	26.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1463
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$14094

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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 Maracaibo

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Cabimas	$700
60 km or 38 mi	Ciudad Ojeda	$667
106 km or 66 mi	Maicao	$665
120 km or 75 mi	Machiques	$651
172 km or 107 mi	Riohacha	$661
178 km or 110 mi	Carora	$681
179 km or 111 mi	Valledupar	$565
184 km or 114 mi	San Carlos del Zulia	$654
185 km or 115 mi	Santa Barbara del Zulia	$653
193 km or 120 mi	Trujillo	$685
199 km or 124 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
211 km or 131 mi	Valera	$703
223 km or 138 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555
234 km or 146 mi	Merida	$667
238 km or 148 mi	Quibor	$682
258 km or 160 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
268 km or 166 mi	Cabudare	$666
271 km or 169 mi	Barinas	$800
272 km or 169 mi	Guanare	$712
272 km or 169 mi	Oranjestad	$1580
277 km or 172 mi	Minca	$759
281 km or 174 mi	La Grita	$618
281 km or 175 mi	Yaritagua	$685
281 km or 175 mi	Socopo	$668
288 km or 179 mi	Santa Marta	$837
288 km or 179 mi	Cienaga	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Araure	$723
292 km or 181 mi	Acarigua	$723
317 km or 197 mi	San Felipe	$739
318 km or 197 mi	Cucuta	$562
320 km or 199 mi	Tariba	$598
325 km or 202 mi	San Cristobal	$592
326 km or 202 mi	Ocana	$650
326 km or 202 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
335 km or 208 mi	Barber	$1444
336 km or 208 mi	Rubio	$599
337 km or 210 mi	Willemstad	$1460
346 km or 215 mi	Soledad	$741
347 km or 216 mi	Barranquilla	$773