Abidjan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$439	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	34	21
😀 Quality of life	37	40
🏙️ Population	4.98M	6.71M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 14% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5348th and 6043rd ($1022 vs $900) 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7322nd and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Yancheng

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	Abidjan	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$22179

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984