Abidjan vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$551	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$943
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	9
😀 Quality of life	37	48
🏙️ Population	4.98M	150K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 17% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4695th and 4095th ($1164 vs $1395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Curacao, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 7254th and 6313th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Willemstad

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	Abidjan	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$12926

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1395
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$682
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$663
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$785
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$783
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$726
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$683
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$688
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$726
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$707
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$781
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$711
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$744
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$900
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$776
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$915
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$772
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1045
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$724
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$922
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$724
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$877
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$877
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$892
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$896
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871