Abidjan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$439	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	34	69
😀 Quality of life	37	69
🏙️ Population	4.98M	10.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 56% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5348th and 7169th ($1022 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 2941st 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	$3.2	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$20945

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598