Abidjan vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abidjan	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2830	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$536	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	12
😀 Quality of life	48	50
🏙️ Population	5.62M	16.6K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 17% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4787th and 5502nd ($1185 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Dominica, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6864th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Roseau

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	Abidjan	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$629	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1123	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.67%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2284	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1036	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.68	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4239	$4468

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1044
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1043
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1067
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$714
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1100
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$606
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$762
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$927
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$583
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1076
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$727
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$665
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$666
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$759
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$993
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$657
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$656
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$863
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$501
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$596
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$656
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$830
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$661
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$518
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$998
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$896
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$494

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275