Abidjan vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$439
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$1190
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
37
88
🏙️ Population
4.98M
566K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 27% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 5348th and 3862nd ($1022 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 512th 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 33rd in Germany, while ranked 7322nd and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$834
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2092
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.5
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2459
$13167

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$881
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$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

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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
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419