Abidjan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$548	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	33	24
😀 Quality of life	43	45
🏙️ Population	5.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 103% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4654th and 7790th ($1224 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 7090th 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	$3.07	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$10279

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599