Abidjan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Abidjan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1257	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$1595
🏠 One person rent	$574	$210
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$75.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	40	42
🏙️ Population	5.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 113% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4618th and 7908th ($1257 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 224th in Ivory Coast and China, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shaoyang ranked 272nd in China, while ranked 7400th and 7103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Shaoyang

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	Abidjan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.63	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1009	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2474	$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.97	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$5.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3336	$10380

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1088
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$627
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$539
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$790
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1130
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$441
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$625
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$567
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$893
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1001
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$736
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$857
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$740
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$856
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$512
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$797
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$751
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$883
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$504

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$540
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$557
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$616
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$596
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$544
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$578
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$595
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$575
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$572
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$587
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$484
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$575
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$735
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$548
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$572
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$541
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$517
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$756
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$546
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$765
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$551
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$815
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$567
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$590
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$595
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$543
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$598
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$665
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$577
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$565
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$602