Abidjan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2935
$2351
🏠 One person rent
$569
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$945
$838
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
5.62M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4628th and 6254th ($1253 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Ivory Coast and China, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.8 months in Shenzhen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7397th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.16
🥤 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
$568
$670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1198
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.71%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$12705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$5881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.08
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3358
$21208

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$1091
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$1092
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$1087
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$1115
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1097
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1114
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$602
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1153
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$538
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$640
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$789
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$606
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1126
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$442
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$623
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$710
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$501
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$568
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$892
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1002
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$735
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$860
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$739
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$858
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$606
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$743
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$500
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$799
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$750
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$749
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$537
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$882
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2403
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$2613
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$661
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$664
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1715
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$514
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$818
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$761
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$929
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$825
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$762
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$789
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$820
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$884
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$575
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$813
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$450
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$588
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$756
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$763
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$772
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$667
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$733
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$732
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$654
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$673
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$690
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$698
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$940
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$540
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$615