Abidjan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$551
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
37
89
🏙️ Population
4.98M
563K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 20% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4695th and 3857th ($1164 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th 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 30th in Germany, while ranked 7254th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$12328

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387