Shaoyang vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shaoyang	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$2511
🏠 One person rent	$214	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$776	$225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	21	11
😀 Quality of life	46	27
🏙️ Population	6.56M	340K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 43% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7929th and 5229th ($601 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Shaoyang ranked 254th best city to live in China vs Yamoussoukro ranked 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7123rd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Yamoussoukro

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	Shaoyang	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.1	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.83	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$153	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.6	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.4%	14.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2920	$2239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1847	$1182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$7.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.1	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.4	$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.25	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11939	$3746

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1124
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1092
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1066
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1063
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1198
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1097
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$502
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$664
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$562
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$515
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$703
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$503
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$612
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$507
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$861
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$862
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$654
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1001
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$607
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$535
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$454
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$683
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$678
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1257
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$837
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$836
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$894
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$673
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$673