Dongguan vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$263	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	11
😀 Quality of life	72	22
🏙️ Population	10.5M	340K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7341st and 5168th ($662 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 10th in China and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check China vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 3389th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Yamoussoukro

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	Dongguan	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$3247

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703