Abidjan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$512
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
4.98M
17.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4683rd and 5744th ($1114 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7263rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$24305

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$693
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$916
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584