Abidjan vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2298
🏠 One person rent	$548	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$882
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	91
😀 Quality of life	43	72
🏙️ Population	5.62M	11.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4654th and 6563rd ($1224 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 Hangzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Hangzhou

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	Abidjan	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753