Abidjan vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$512	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	34	27
😀 Quality of life	39	54
🏙️ Population	4.98M	545K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 9% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4683rd and 4384th ($1114 vs $1218) 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 0.7 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 7263rd and 6039th 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	$3.68	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$2991

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812