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Yamoussoukro

Côte d’Ivoire: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
54
Consulates
9
missions abroad
73
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
23
Photo: HONORE BOSSON · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Live & travel in Côte d’Ivoire

Monthly budget
$1,750/mo
Prices vs USA: 39%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 588.35 XOF
US travel advisory
Level 2
travel.state.gov
Internet access
41%
of people online
Air quality
20.4
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French
Emergency
180 · 185 · 170
Plug types
Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+225

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Feb 17, 2026

3.3
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost4.1
  • Safety4.0
  • Internet access1.1
  • Air quality3.0
  • Climate4.3
City guide: Yamoussoukro
SOS · Côte d’Ivoire180Restaurants, cafés and dishes in Côte d’IvoireAcheke · Kedjenou · Ablo · akassa

Government consensus

Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments
  • United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Upcoming public holidays

  • Nov 15, 2026 · National Peace Day
  • Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
  • Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
  • Mar 6, 2027 · Laylat al-Qadr
  • Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
  • May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
  • May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day

Cities in Côte d’Ivoire

Traveller essentials · Côte d’Ivoire

Emergency
180 · 185 · 170 · 110
Calling code
+225
Currency
XOF
Plug types
Europlug, E
Drives on the
right
Capital
Yamoussoukro
Time zone
Africa/Abidjan

Foreign missions in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire missions abroad

Who can enter Côte d’Ivoire without a visa?

Visa-free23
eTA required175

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Côte d’Ivoire?

54 missions, 47 countries.

Emergency: Côte d’Ivoire?

180 (fire department), 185 (emergency medical services), 170 (police), 110 (police), 111 (police)

Who can enter Côte d’Ivoire without a visa?

23: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, and Mauritania…