Abidjan vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$532
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
5.62M
21.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 15% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4778th and 5341st ($1198 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ivory Coast and China, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6922nd and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Beijing

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Abidjan Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$25165

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748