Abidjan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$439
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
4.98M
24.9M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5348th and 4858th ($1022 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$30174

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$882
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$906
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$889
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$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

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$984
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$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
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$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
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$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
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$746