Abidjan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$532
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
5.62M
18.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 53% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4778th and 6835th ($1198 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6922nd and 2285th 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
$3.51
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$16938

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$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694