Abidjan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$551
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
37
79
🏙️ Population
4.98M
17.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4695th and 5948th ($1164 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7254th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$24117

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$1014
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618