Abidjan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$439	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$796
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	37	68
🏙️ Population	4.98M	10M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 77% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5348th and 7932nd ($1022 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 7322nd and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Changsha

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	Abidjan	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$8619

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558