Abidjan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$439	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	37	44
🏙️ Population	4.98M	6.17M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 35% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5348th and 6647th ($1022 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 Maoming. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Maoming

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	Abidjan	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$17434

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936