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Gas Prices in Ivory Coast

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Ivory Coast averages $5.87 — that is $1.55 per litre, and ranks #144 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$5.87
$1.55 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$4.71
$1.24 per litre
World rank
#144
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
94%
of an average day’s income

In local money that is roughly 907.97 XOF per litre, at the exchange rate of mid Oct 2026.

Why Ivory Coast pays this much

Higher-taxed

Ivory Coast sits above the global average mainly because of higher fuel and value-added taxes stacked on top of world crude prices.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $5.87 gallon in Ivory Coast. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.10$0.55
Refining$0.55$0.15
Distribution$0.85$0.22
Tax$2.37$0.63
Pump price$5.87$1.55

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Ivory Coast$5.87—
World average of all 225$5.55+$0.32
Africa average$5.06+$0.81
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$5.78
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$10.83
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Ivory Coast has risen by $0.12 a gallon.

Nearby in Africa

Burkina Faso$5.52Mozambique$5.55Mali$5.68Morocco$5.77Eswatini$5.91Zambia$6.03Namibia$6.05Ghana$6.10

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