Abidjan vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$548	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	33	29
😀 Quality of life	43	49
🏙️ Population	5.62M	6.17M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 58% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4654th and 6772nd ($1224 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 141st in China, while ranked 7383rd and 6717th 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	$3.07	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$16634

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941