Abidjan vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$512
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
34
69
😀 Quality of life
39
71
🏙️ Population
4.98M
10.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 89% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4683rd and 7769th ($1114 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7263rd and 2370th 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
$3.68
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$916
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611