Abidjan vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$439	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	12
😀 Quality of life	37	46
🏙️ Population	4.98M	14.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 0.7% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 5348th and 5404th ($1022 vs $1015) 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 7322nd and 6511th 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	$3.2	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166