Abidjan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$439	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	34	85
😀 Quality of life	37	68
🏙️ Population	4.98M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 89% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5348th and 8334th ($1022 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Shenyang

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	Abidjan	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500