Abidjan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$551	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	34	87
😀 Quality of life	37	72
🏙️ Population	4.98M	32.1M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 76% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4695th and 7185th ($1164 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7254th and 1966th 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	$3.43	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$27717

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556