Abidjan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$551	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	34	24
😀 Quality of life	37	39
🏙️ Population	4.98M	6.56M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4695th and 7649th ($1164 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7254th and 7013th 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	$3.43	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.89
🥤 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	$789	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$10066

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610