Abidjan vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$439	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	4.98M	7.82M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 39% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5348th and 6735th ($1022 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Shangqiu

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	Abidjan	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529