Abidjan vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$548	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	43	73
🏙️ Population	5.62M	21.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4654th and 5355th ($1224 vs $1029) 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 2546th 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	$3.07	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$22823

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741