Abidjan vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3647
🏠 One person rent	$512	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	9
😀 Quality of life	39	50
🏙️ Population	4.98M	150K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4683rd and 3905th ($1114 vs $1385) 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 7263rd and 6273rd 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	$3.68	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$2782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$51.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$8.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$10
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$12093

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1415
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$635
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1640
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$627
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$663
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$653
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$755
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$688
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$691
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$691
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$663
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$640
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$723
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$648
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$839
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$720
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$854
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$679
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$684
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$975
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$692
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$846
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$687
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$812
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$815
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$823
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$823
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804