Abidjan vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$439	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	34	27
😀 Quality of life	37	51
🏙️ Population	4.98M	84.1K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5348th and 4503rd ($1022 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7322nd and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Port of Spain

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	Abidjan	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904