Abidjan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$532
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
5.62M
12.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 53% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4778th and 6833rd ($1198 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6922nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Suzhou

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Abidjan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$17664

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$1062
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$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623