Abidjan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$536
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
65
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
5.62M
12.7M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4787th and 6776th ($1185 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Suzhou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6864th and 2020th 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
$4.01
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$20341

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$1037
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$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635