Abidjan vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$439
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
92
😀 Quality of life
37
96
🏙️ Population
4.98M
1.09M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 41% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5348th and 2551st ($1022 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.8 months in Cologne. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7322nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$15595

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$882
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$882
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$906
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$889
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$904
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$551
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$937
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$433
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$588
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$729
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$560
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$553
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$916
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$354
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$575
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$632
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$487
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$755
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$647
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$649
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$753
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$499
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$590
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$651
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$709
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$658
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$670
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$523
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1009
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$774
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$489

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772