Abidjan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$548	$322
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	33	97
😀 Quality of life	43	75
🏙️ Population	5.62M	18.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 61% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4654th and 6838th ($1224 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Guangzhou

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	Abidjan	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$14783

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677