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Abidjan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Abidjan is 43.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 90.7% more in Abidjan
Groceries: pay 50.0% more in Abidjan
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Abidjan
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Abidjan
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Abidjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Abidjan
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Abidjan

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Abidjan are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Abidjan. Notably, housing, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Abidjan.

Abidjan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abidjan instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 90.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Abidjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+127.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.84 F CFA472	+76.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.84 F CFA470	+173.9%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 50.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Abidjan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.52 F CFA292	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.26 F CFA1,263	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+158.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+84.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.52 F CFA288	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$1.02 F CFA569	+27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.92 F CFA513	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.76 F CFA425	+117.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.79 F CFA442	+91.8%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Abidjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+55.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+69.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$16.10 F CFA8,997	+248.0%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Abidjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$43.08 F CFA24,076	+233.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$593.76 F CFA331,840	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$371.16 F CFA207,435	-26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+293.2%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Abidjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$295.14 F CFA164,948	-58.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-85.8%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Abidjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$1.07 F CFA600	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+6.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Abidjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$47.70 F CFA26,658	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$89.44 F CFA49,984	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+33.9%
Average			+27.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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