Abidjan vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$512	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	53
😀 Quality of life	39	53
🏙️ Population	4.98M	8.78M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 62% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4683rd and 6882nd ($1114 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 7263rd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Quanzhou

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	Abidjan	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083