montanaguy:
Thanks for your insightful analysis. I actually opened the thread but along the line, I got discouraged over the price of renting a house there. I was told I won't get a house anywhere in Abidjan at less than 25k nigerian naira monthly. In Bingerville and the other area you just mentioned, how much can one get a room self and how is rent paid there? I am a retiree on monthly pension of 46k which I expect will improve by end of this year. I plan to retire to Abidjan with my wife and two little kids. My question is this, can 100k take me to Abidjan by road and get me a one room self contain? In Bingerville, can we live on a 46k monthly pending when I get something doing like starting up a little business?

Aringarosa:


25k can get you a self contain (studio, that's the term for self contain houses here), but it all depends on the Area of town, places like bingerville are quite affordable to live.

As for the transportation, like several others have mentioned earlier, go to Maza-Maza, young shall grow park and make inquiry there as prices of things changes constantly in Nigeria, you can't be too sure. If you are traveling for this first time, your best bet of transportation should be the young shall grow group, this is because, they offer a direct route that is, Lagos - Abidjan direct. And they charge you not only for the transport fare, depending on the document you are using, they will include bribes they give to customs, immigration police, DLEA, etc. in there charges. Mind you, if you pay those charges, they will be responsible for the settling of these authorities I just mention, not you. And the most difficult boarders is the Nigerian SEME borders, other borders are easy. But i will advise anyone coming to come with their proper documents - passport, yellow card showing you have been given the meningitis and yellow fever vaccines shot, if you fail to do this, you will force to shell out unnecessary money on the way.

You can live of 46k/90,000cfa monthly if you are the type that economize, because foodstuffs are cheap here.

There are Nigerian schools for kids here and their standards are exactly what you will get in Nigerian, the teachers are Nigerians too and they operate the same Nigerian system of education. They aren't much expensive too.

I hope this helps.

Aringarosa:
For those of you seeking to migrate to the Ivory Coast for job purposes, listen carefully : It will be very difficult to get a job in Abidjan without understanding the official language which is French, Ivory Coast is not a developed country like Europe or America, it is an emerging economy just like you have in Nigeria, the only difference is that their politicians are less corrupt compared to what we have in Nigeria, they utilize their resources judiciously to run their country and by so doing, they have better Infrastructures, basic amenities like water, electricity, good roads, transportation are first class, it's nothing compare to what we have in Nigeria. Security is almost water tight, you will not see or hear of rampant robbery or kiddapping, for the exception of petty thieves and of recent the dreaded (microb) small bandit that seems to terrorise certain areas such as abobo and yopougon, but the security apparatus of the state are slowly but surely putting them out of business.

If you want to migrate for business purposes, that is to start a small scale to medium scale business, be prepared with your capital, depending on what you want to venture into, but you must come prepared. There are a lot of profitable business one can venture into if you are the type that is resilent and a risk taker.

Concerning accommodation, it depends on the area you want to live. Just like in any country of the world, the highbrow areas are expensive and middle and low class areas are less expensive. Example of highbrow area - under the Cocody commune, you have Riviera, Deux-plateau, Angre, Attoban, etc, these areas are expensive to live compare to areas like Yopougon, Abobo, Adjame, koumassi, Port-bouet. There are other cheaper areas if you are the type that prefers living in the outskirts of the city, places like Grand-Bassam and Bingerville are much much cheaper and aren't far from the urban areas.

If you are the type that is looking to import things from the Ivory Coast to Nigeria, I will advise you to seek knowledge from those Ejigbo women either in Nigeria or in Abidjan, these are the people who will tell you exactly what you can import from abidjan to Nigeria, because most of them where born in Ivory Coast, they know the intricacies of such business more than anyone else.


If you are into teaching of the English language, you might probably get a job, because they have a lot of expatriate community in Abidjan and most of these expatriate children attend English schools and as such a whole lot of English schools are springing up daily, most are seeking for English teachers and basic computer teachers to fill in, in their schools.

Food is about the most cheapest thing in the Ivory Coast, and they have Nigeria restaurants here too, run by Nigerians mostly Yoruba and Igbo women. They also sell Nigeria food stuffs in markets like Adjame and triechville. These are areas guys that willing to do business can look into, importing Nigerian food stuffs to sell here, cuz we have a lot of Nigerian communities here.

There are different category of Nigerians living here in the Ivory Coast, the expatriate Nigerians - these are the Nigerians that work with the African Development Bank (ADB), Embassies, Red Cross, Caritas, USaid, etc. Then you have the big to medium investors who are into industries, hotels, entertainment, motor parts, etc. Finally, you have the petty traders who are into electronics, used cloth/Shoes/bags/ business. Depending on whom you meet among these group, they will tell a different story about the country base on the level they operate.

All in all, before you migrate to a country where you know nobody or speak the language you have to come prepared, if you don't want to be stranded or have regret, this is not to discourage anybody who wants to come and try his or her luck. After all, when I left Nigeria to Ivory Coast for the first time, i could barely understand French, but today the story is different....


As for me, the Ivory Coast is my adopted home. I have travelled to a whole lot of country in Africa and Europe, but this is the only country i enjoyed living and doing business. Everything works here, if you have a good job or business, you will enjoy living in the Côte d'Ivoire - My personal opinion.

schboy3:
All ah have to say is this........
25k or not, 49k or not, please and please since it's obvious u don't have anybody over there, dont just travel with ur family, with the aim of Stayinq permanent.

Ah still repeat, why don't u do what they call 'testinq the water'. Visit alone, make equires, visit the places u intend Stayinq, find out thinqs for urself, etc.

Don't just dépend on what u read online.
Ah had ma own taste the first time (2014) ah traveled outside 9ja, it was purely online help ah qat ± the necessary travelinq documents. Buh on qettinq to there, it was somethinq different, buh honestly the aid from online was also useful.
U should know that there's biq difference between visitinq and livinq.
Normally ah wont say dis much, buh ah feel it will be bad to see someone who will come and write an epistle that touches the heart.

Cc: To whom it may concern

schboy3:
All ah have to say is this........
25k or not, 49k or not, please and please since it's obvious u don't have anybody over there, dont just travel with ur family, with the aim of Stayinq permanent.

Ah still repeat, why don't u do what they call 'testinq the water'. Visit alone, make equires, visit the places u intend Stayinq, find out thinqs for urself, etc.

Don't just dépend on what u read online.
Ah had ma own taste the first time (2014) ah traveled outside 9ja, it was purely online help ah qat ± the necessary travelinq documents. Buh on qettinq to there, it was somethinq different, buh honestly the aid from online was also useful.
U should know that there's biq difference between visitinq and livinq.
Normally ah wont say dis much, buh ah feel it will be bad to see someone who will come and write an epistle that touches the heart.

Cc: To whom it may concern

Folafikemi:
However the quest for a better life doesn't terminate in just an inferno of confusion or in the fear of the unknown as it been presented here.
Other African countries didn't just become a safe haven for Nigerians to run to if not cos of our political leaders who has ruin every chance.

The fact that we just wanna stay legit and responsible should be encouraged in all aspect. If u never try u can never testify.

This is my little piece to all out there who believes in the human struggle for emancipation, goal getter against all odds. If Côte d'Ivoire is the place pls go all out without fear or foe and rule the land. If nija is still the place, fight it to a success never forgetting ur source.. God.. He make all things beautiful in his own time.

Cheers!!!

Ugosample:



It's like you still don't get the point right?

Okay o..

goodieuzo:
which point did you want him to get?you where once like him,you travelled and made it,there was a path you followed and the challenges you overcame and the ways you did it,that is what should be telling him.that how the Lebanese,Indians,Philippines etc help themselves.

Aringarosa:
For those of you seeking to migrate to the Ivory Coast for job purposes, listen carefully : It will be very difficult to get a job in Abidjan without understanding the official language which is French, Ivory Coast is not a developed country like Europe or America, it is an emerging economy just like you have in Nigeria, the only difference is that their politicians are less corrupt compared to what we have in Nigeria, they utilize their resources judiciously to run their country and by so doing, they have better Infrastructures, basic amenities like water, electricity, good roads, transportation are first class, it's nothing compare to what we have in Nigeria. Security is almost water tight, you will not see or hear of rampant robbery or kiddapping, for the exception of petty thieves and of recent the dreaded (microb) small bandit that seems to terrorise certain areas such as abobo and yopougon, but the security apparatus of the state are slowly but surely putting them out of business.

If you want to migrate for business purposes, that is to start a small scale to medium scale business, be prepared with your capital, depending on what you want to venture into, but you must come prepared. There are a lot of profitable business one can venture into if you are the type that is resilent and a risk taker.

Concerning accommodation, it depends on the area you want to live. Just like in any country of the world, the highbrow areas are expensive and middle and low class areas are less expensive. Example of highbrow area - under the Cocody commune, you have Riviera, Deux-plateau, Angre, Attoban, etc, these areas are expensive to live compare to areas like Yopougon, Abobo, Adjame, koumassi, Port-bouet. There are other cheaper areas if you are the type that prefers living in the outskirts of the city, places like Grand-Bassam and Bingerville are much much cheaper and aren't far from the urban areas.

If you are the type that is looking to import things from the Ivory Coast to Nigeria, I will advise you to seek knowledge from those Ejigbo women either in Nigeria or in Abidjan, these are the people who will tell you exactly what you can import from abidjan to Nigeria, because most of them where born in Ivory Coast, they know the intricacies of such business more than anyone else.


If you are into teaching of the English language, you might probably get a job, because they have a lot of expatriate community in Abidjan and most of these expatriate children attend English schools and as such a whole lot of English schools are springing up daily, most are seeking for English teachers and basic computer teachers to fill in, in their schools.

Food is about the most cheapest thing in the Ivory Coast, and they have Nigeria restaurants here too, run by Nigerians mostly Yoruba and Igbo women. They also sell Nigeria food stuffs in markets like Adjame and triechville. These are areas guys that willing to do business can look into, importing Nigerian food stuffs to sell here, cuz we have a lot of Nigerian communities here.

There are different category of Nigerians living here in the Ivory Coast, the expatriate Nigerians - these are the Nigerians that work with the African Development Bank (ADB), Embassies, Red Cross, Caritas, USaid, etc. Then you have the big to medium investors who are into industries, hotels, entertainment, motor parts, etc. Finally, you have the petty traders who are into electronics, used cloth/Shoes/bags/ business. Depending on whom you meet among these group, they will tell a different story about the country base on the level they operate.

All in all, before you migrate to a country where you know nobody or speak the language you have to come prepared, if you don't want to be stranded or have regret, this is not to discourage anybody who wants to come and try his or her luck. After all, when I left Nigeria to Ivory Coast for the first time, i could barely understand French, but today the story is different....


As for me, the Ivory Coast is my adopted home. I have travelled to a whole lot of country in Africa and Europe, but this is the only country i enjoyed living and doing business. Everything works here, if you have a good job or business, you will enjoy living in the Côte d'Ivoire - My personal opinion.

good4all40:
Firstly l must commend those that have dropped comments on this great thread about Abidjan and Cote'Divoire in general.

Orelope is good and reliable for those that can be patient for the 48 hours long journey or more. If Orelope or others are to move from Ejigbo on Monday the Quickest day they will reach Abidjan is on Wednesday Afternoon or early in the Evening but sometimes they spend more days if the buses developed fault.

From my experience l will strongly advice first timer to go via Young Shall grow at Maza Maza though a bit expensive if you don't have international passport or alternatively try to get to Cotonue ask any Okada Man at Tokpa Market in Cotonue that you are going to STC Abidjan Park or Gana Transport both in Cotonue they are cheaper and you will get to Abidjan the following day.

As for French Language Abidjan and Gabon are the best places to Learn French in Africa because everyone speaks the Language in these countries even in their villages. Though their French is categorized into two 1.The official French 2. The Broken French but you will perfectly get along with the comprehension of both after carefully paying attention this may take few months but it worth it. Download great apps to learn French and there are cheaper centers where you can learn French I think there is one at Attecoube, people already living there will help you more in this regard.

Food: this should be your least worry l have been to more than 9 countries in West Africa l can proudly tell you Abidjan beats them all in the abundance of food and it's affordability.


their water is cleaner than the refined ever water we drink here and the water bill is very cheap too. Electricity in this country is superbly magnificent you can have electricity for three months at a stretch here, sometimes you will be wondering are you still in Africa or in Europe. And the nightlife in this country is kilimanjorilically and mightily incomparable to that of Nigeria and most countries in West Africa even Ghana.

My advice: if you are married you can come alone to look for an apartment stay for few weeks or months look for what you can do to fetch you HALAH money and go back to bring your family. If not because of the current poor exchange rate of Naira to most currencies of the world, With 200, 000 Naira you are good to go. And don't forget their roads are good too.

popizaino:
Bully orelope transport happens to be a very geniue transport company but currently without a website as said by someone above .but be rest assured if you had called 08077586461 and he asked you to pay to Bashir account is actually also legit as to avoid the extra cost and stress of travelling down to ejigbo again from lagos.

wailing:



NEVER PAY ONE KOBO TO ANYONE YOU'VE NOT MET...I REPEAT!!!

SCAMMERS EVERYWHERE

good4all40:
Firstly, l must commend those that have dropped comments on this great thread about Abidjan and Cote'Divoire in general great inputs.

Orelope is good and reliable for those that can be patient for the 48 hours long journey or more. If Orelope or others are to move from Ejigbo on Monday, the Quickest day they will reach Abidjan is on Wednesday Afternoon or early in the Evening, but sometimes they spend more days if the buses developed fault.

From my experience, l will strongly advice first timer to go via Young Shall grow at Maza Maza though a bit expensive if you don't have international passport or and other travel documents, but alternatively try to get to Cotonue, ask any Okada Man at Tokpa Market in Cotonue that you are going to STC Abidjan Park or Gana Transport and STIF Abidjan Park both are in Cotonue, they are cheaper and you will get to Abidjan the following day. STC leaves every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (you should try to confirm this more because they might have changed their schedule) you can search for their website on Google as for the latter you can search online too or you can ask a relative or friend that resides in Cotonue to help you more with this.

As for French Language, Abidjan and Gabon are the best places to Learn French in Africa because everyone speaks the Language in these countries even in their villages and among their Octogenarians and above Though their French is categorized into two 1.The official French 2. The Broken French but you will perfectly get along with the comprehension of both after carefully paying attention to them, this may take few months but it worth it my dear friend. You can Download great apps to learn French on Google play store or Apple Store, and there are cheaper centers where you can learn French I think there is one at Attecoube, people already living in Abidjan will help you more on this as l am presently not in Abidjan but l visit often infact my next visit should be October by God's Grace.

Food: this should be your least worry, l have been to more than 9 countries in West Africa, l can proudly tell you Abidjan beats them all in the abundance of food and it's affordability.


their water is cleaner than the refined ever water we drink here, and the water bill is very cheap to pay at every three months or thereabouts. Electricity in this country is superbly magnificent, you can have electricity for three months at a stretch here, sometimes you will be wondering are you still in Africa or in Europe. And the nightlife in this country is kilimanjorilically and mightily incomparable to that of Nigeria and most countries in West Africa even Ghana.

My advice: if you are married you can come alone to look for an apartment stay for few weeks or months look for what you can do to fetch you HALAH money and go back to bring your family. If not because of the current poor exchange rate of Naira to most currencies of the world, With 200, 000 Naira you are good to go. And don't forget their roads are good too. For singles bring your bags and money come and explore what this beautiful West African city has to offer. Try to visit their zoo and nice beaches you will not regret you come except you do not plan the VOYAGE very well.

BON VOYAGE

Aringarosa:
For those of you seeking to migrate to the Ivory Coast for job purposes, listen carefully : It will be very difficult to get a job in Abidjan without understanding the official language which is French, Ivory Coast is not a developed country like Europe or America, it is an emerging economy just like you have in Nigeria, the only difference is that their politicians are less corrupt compared to what we have in Nigeria, they utilize their resources judiciously to run their country and by so doing, they have better Infrastructures, basic amenities like water, electricity, good roads, transportation are first class, it's nothing compare to what we have in Nigeria. Security is almost water tight, you will not see or hear of rampant robbery or kiddapping, for the exception of petty thieves and of recent the dreaded (microb) small bandit that seems to terrorise certain areas such as abobo and yopougon, but the security apparatus of the state are slowly but surely putting them out of business.

If you want to migrate for business purposes, that is to start a small scale to medium scale business, be prepared with your capital, depending on what you want to venture into, but you must come prepared. There are a lot of profitable business one can venture into if you are the type that is resilent and a risk taker.

Concerning accommodation, it depends on the area you want to live. Just like in any country of the world, the highbrow areas are expensive and middle and low class areas are less expensive. Example of highbrow area - under the Cocody commune, you have Riviera, Deux-plateau, Angre, Attoban, etc, these areas are expensive to live compare to areas like Yopougon, Abobo, Adjame, koumassi, Port-bouet. There are other cheaper areas if you are the type that prefers living in the outskirts of the city, places like Grand-Bassam and Bingerville are much much cheaper and aren't far from the urban areas.

If you are the type that is looking to import things from the Ivory Coast to Nigeria, I will advise you to seek knowledge from those Ejigbo women either in Nigeria or in Abidjan, these are the people who will tell you exactly what you can import from abidjan to Nigeria, because most of them where born in Ivory Coast, they know the intricacies of such business more than anyone else.


If you are into teaching of the English language, you might probably get a job, because they have a lot of expatriate community in Abidjan and most of these expatriate children attend English schools and as such a whole lot of English schools are springing up daily, most are seeking for English teachers and basic computer teachers to fill in, in their schools.

Food is about the most cheapest thing in the Ivory Coast, and they have Nigeria restaurants here too, run by Nigerians mostly Yoruba and Igbo women. They also sell Nigeria food stuffs in markets like Adjame and triechville. These are areas guys that willing to do business can look into, importing Nigerian food stuffs to sell here, cuz we have a lot of Nigerian communities here.

There are different category of Nigerians living here in the Ivory Coast, the expatriate Nigerians - these are the Nigerians that work with the African Development Bank (ADB), Embassies, Red Cross, Caritas, USaid, etc. Then you have the big to medium investors who are into industries, hotels, entertainment, motor parts, etc. Finally, you have the petty traders who are into electronics, used cloth/Shoes/bags/ business. Depending on whom you meet among these group, they will tell a different story about the country base on the level they operate.

All in all, before you migrate to a country where you know nobody or speak the language you have to come prepared, if you don't want to be stranded or have regret, this is not to discourage anybody who wants to come and try his or her luck. After all, when I left Nigeria to Ivory Coast for the first time, i could barely understand French, but today the story is different....


As for me, the Ivory Coast is my adopted home. I have travelled to a whole lot of country in Africa and Europe, but this is the only country i enjoyed living and doing business. Everything works here, if you have a good job or business, you will enjoy living in the Côte d'Ivoire - My personal opinion.

laoteck:
bully orelope transport leaves ejigbo to abidjan every Sundays so you can as well book through their booking office in ejigbo and you are picked at sango ota since they ply idi-iroko not seme and ticket fee isn't has high as that call for booking tickets.08023413190. it's leaves on Sunday but get there on Tuesday due to the fact that abidjan is usually closed 10pm everyday.

jojokings:









This bully or elope transport don't they have company acct, rather one Mr sanni is asking me to pay into his personal access bank acct,



Pls is it advisable to do that, the acct name is salawu basiri with acct number 0053861793.

Pls I need advise

nigerianWAD:
How are you guys coping with the post election violence in that country. I heard some oyinbos are exiting for fear of re-occurrence of violence again in that country called ivory coast. kindly let me know you guys are doing.

cc
Ugosample

Ugosample:


The post election violence has been put behind, and the city honestly does not look like a city which suffered from war.
However, there are few scratches here and there, but In general terms, people have moved on, and the city is back

Folafikemi:


Are u currently there in Côte d'Ivoire? And when is the next election coming? What does electioneering looks like over there?

Ugosample:

Elections were just last year ending now.
And since Ouatarra was incumbent, there was not much trouble.
so, no elections in at least the next 4 years
No worry yourself, looking at things, I doubt there would be crisis again in the short term.