Abidjan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$536
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
5.62M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 71% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4787th and 7308th ($1185 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6864th and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dongguan

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Abidjan Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620