Abidjan vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$536
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$769
😷 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 7% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4787th and 4987th ($1185 vs $1108) 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 14th in China, while ranked 6864th and 2361st 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
$4.01
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$25910

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759