Abidjan vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$439	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	34	73
😀 Quality of life	37	53
🏙️ Population	4.98M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 78% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 5348th and 7971st ($1022 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Changchun

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	Abidjan	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8252

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532