Abidjan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$512	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$834
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$1117
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	97
😀 Quality of life	39	75
🏙️ Population	4.98M	18.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 50% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6607th ($1114 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7263rd and 955th 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	$3.68	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.16
🍾 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	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$18235

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Cities near Abidjan

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620