Cost of Living in Grand-Bassam

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1014
$2671
🛋️ Without rent
$477
$1395
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$537
$1276
🍽️ Food
$334
$898
🚐 Transport
$48.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
😀 Quality of life
16
🏙️ Population
125K

The average cost of living in Grand-Bassam is $1014, which is in the top 40% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 5604th out of 9294 in our global list and 8th out of 10 in Ivory Coast.

The median after-tax salary is $199, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months. Ranked 9005th (TOP 97%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Ivory Coast. With an estimated population of 125K, Grand-Bassam is the 10th largest city in Ivory Coast.

Why living in Grand-Bassam costs 5.1 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Grand-Bassam for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 22 km Felix-Houphouet-Boigny International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 16.8 µg/m³
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Prices in Grand-Bassam

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3098

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