Côte d’Ivoire

Money & costs

Money

Endeavour to bring a Visa card and euros, otherwise you’ll find obtaining CFA costly and time-consuming in Abidjan, and nearly impossible most other places. You won’t be able to pay with credit cards very often, but Sgbci and Bicici have ATMs in Abidjan, San Pédro and Yamoussoukro that reliably provide holders of Visa cards with CFA. Commission charged on travellers cheques varies significantly from bank to bank. There are no banks in rebel territory. Don’t change on the black market unless a friend makes the introduction; there is a lot of counterfeit money floating around.