Côte d'Ivoire: cost of living

What is the poverty rate in Côte d'Ivoire?

37.5% of people in Côte d'Ivoire lived below the national poverty line in 2021, down from 55.4% in 2011, according to the Minister of Planning and Development, quoted on the government portal. The World Bank reports the same 2021 figure.

At the international line of USD 3.00 a day, the World Bank estimate for 2021 is 20.8%. The two lines measure different things: the national line is set for Côte d'Ivoire, while the international line compares countries at purchasing power parity. Both come from the 2021 household survey, the latest available.

Official sources: Government of Côte d'Ivoire: poverty rate · World Bank: Poverty at national poverty lines, Côte d'Ivoire (API) · World Bank: Poverty at $3.00 a day, Côte d'Ivoire

What is the price of petrol in Côte d'Ivoire?

The maximum pump price of petrol (super) in Côte d'Ivoire was raised to 875 CFA francs a litre and diesel to 700 CFA francs from 1 May 2026, increases of 6.7% and 3.7%, according to the BCEAO's September 2026 Monetary Policy Report.

The BCEAO's August 2026 note reports a further rise from 1 August 2026, of 3.4% for petrol and 3.6% for diesel, without giving the new prices. Maximum retail prices are published by the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, whose site showed only its 2025 price tables on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: BCEAO: Rapport sur la politique monétaire dans l'UMOA, September 2026 (PDF) · BCEAO: Note de conjoncture économique dans les pays de l'UEMOA, August 2026 (PDF) · Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy

Is Côte d'Ivoire expensive to live in?

No official body publishes a cost-of-living comparison for Abidjan or Côte d'Ivoire. The World Bank's purchasing power parity factor for household consumption shows that 228 CFA francs bought in 2025 what one US dollar bought in the United States.

The official exchange rate averaged 582 CFA francs per dollar in 2025, so prices were on average about 39% of US levels. The comparison is national, not for Abidjan. Consumer prices rose 1.9% in the year to July 2026, according to the BCEAO, which measures change over time rather than price levels.

Official sources: World Bank: PPP conversion factor, private consumption, Côte d'Ivoire (API) · World Bank: Official exchange rate, Côte d'Ivoire · BCEAO: Note de conjoncture économique dans les pays de l'UEMOA, August 2026 (PDF)

Why are food prices changing in Côte d'Ivoire?

Consumer prices in the UEMOA rose 1.2% in the year to July 2026, with higher prices for fish and imported foods, according to the BCEAO's economic note for August 2026. In Côte d'Ivoire overall inflation was 1.9%.

The note links the rise in imported food prices to higher world prices for wheat, cooking oil and rice, while local cereals and tubers were cheaper than a year earlier after good harvests. Food price figures for Côte d'Ivoire alone are published by ANSTAT, whose website blocked automated access on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: BCEAO: Note de conjoncture économique dans les pays de l'UEMOA, August 2026 (PDF)

How fast are prices rising in Côte d'Ivoire?

The latest figure from the IMF, for 2025, is 0.1%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 3.4%, and Côte d'Ivoire placed 36th highest of 39. World rank, highest first: 152nd of 165.

How much do households in Côte d'Ivoire spend per person?

$1,532: that is household consumption per person in Côte d'Ivoire for 2025, according to the World Bank. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2008. Sub-Saharan Africa median: $840; Côte d'Ivoire is 10th highest of 37. Worldwide: 92nd of 124.

What share of people in Côte d'Ivoire live in extreme poverty?

20.8%: that is the share of people living on less than $3.00 a day in Côte d'Ivoire for 2021, according to the World Bank. In 2008 the figure was 47.0%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 38.6%; Côte d'Ivoire is 12th highest of 13. World rank, highest first: 12th of 80.

What share of Côte d'Ivoire lives below the poverty line?

37.5%: that is the share of people below the national poverty line in Côte d'Ivoire for 2021, according to the World Bank. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 41.2%, and Côte d'Ivoire placed 10th highest of 13. Worldwide: 12th of 72.

How unequal are incomes in Côte d'Ivoire?

In 2021, the Gini index in Côte d'Ivoire was 35.3, according to the World Bank. It was 43.2 in 2008. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 36.2; Côte d'Ivoire is 9th highest of 13. Of 80 countries with 2021 data, 32nd highest.

How many people in Côte d'Ivoire go hungry?

The FAO puts moderate or severe food insecurity in Côte d'Ivoire at 37.9% in 2024. The peak was 41.0% in 2021 and the low 34.1% in 2015. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 60.5%; Côte d'Ivoire is 29th highest of 34. Of 135 countries with 2024 data, 39th highest.