Abidjan vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abidjan	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2935	$5091
🏠 One person rent	$569	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$2173
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$3570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	34	100
😀 Quality of life	39	96
🏙️ Population	5.62M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 44% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4628th and 1361st ($1253 vs $2239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Germany, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7397th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Berlin

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	Abidjan	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$2311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.71%	3.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$8685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$6305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$7.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$21.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3358	$10604

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1092
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1097
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$538
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$789
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1126
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$442
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$501
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$568
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$892
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$735
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$739
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$858
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$500
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$799
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$750
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$537
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$882
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$506

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1885
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1895
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1889
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1868
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1899
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1891
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1861
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1846
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1861
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1830
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1860
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1838
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1785
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1814
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1816
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1829
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1827
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1679
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1752
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1523
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1575
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1441
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1442
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1439
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1487
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1546
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1500
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1507
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1453
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1438
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1198
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1428
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1140
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1452