Abidjan vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$439	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	34	14
😀 Quality of life	37	50
🏙️ Population	4.98M	224K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 16% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5348th and 6145th ($1022 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Suriname, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 7322nd and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Paramaribo

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	Abidjan	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$1909

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583