Abidjan vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abidjan	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1198	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2843	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$886	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	5.62M	3.78M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 48% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4778th and 1275th ($1198 vs $2302) 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 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 6922nd and 35th 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	$3.51	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$979	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.81%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.64	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.1	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.4	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$334	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3689	$10963

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1063
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1066
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1092
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$664
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1124
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$562
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$703
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$861
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$654
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$607
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1097
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$454
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$683
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$678
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$502
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$612
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$802
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$673
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$673
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$862
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$612
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$675
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$503
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$796
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$682
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$535
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$894
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$507

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474