Abidjan vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$439
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
37
72
🏙️ Population
4.98M
20.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 64% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5348th and 7421st ($1022 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th 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 Chengdu. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$11550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574