Abidjan vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$548	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	85
😀 Quality of life	43	71
🏙️ Population	5.62M	9.07M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 121% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4654th and 8245th ($1224 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 25th in China, while ranked 7383rd and 3667th 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	$3.07	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501