Abidjan vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$536
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
5.62M
9.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 89% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4787th and 7755th ($1185 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st 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 Foshan. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6864th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.97
🥤 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
$629
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$22953

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679