Abidjan vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$548	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	87
😀 Quality of life	43	74
🏙️ Population	5.62M	32.1M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 118% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4654th and 8185th ($1224 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 2237th 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	$3.07	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$23821

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537