Abidjan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3498
🏠 One person rent	$512	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1355
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	65
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	4.98M	555K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 21% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4683rd and 3786th ($1114 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 7263rd and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dresden

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	Abidjan	Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$10601

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1329
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1344
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1296
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1165
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1269
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1027
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1230
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$1102
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1344
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1293
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$1130
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1038
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1127
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1348
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1269
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1271
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1311
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1096
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1288
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1253
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1046
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1371
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1069
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1188
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1303