Abidjan vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$881
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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