Abidjan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$439	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	34	88
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	4.98M	32.1M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 61% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5348th and 7340th ($1022 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Chongqing

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	Abidjan	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539