Abidjan vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$3937
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	92
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	5.62M	631K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 38% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4654th and 2065th ($1224 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 months in Dusseldorf. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 7383rd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Dusseldorf

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	Abidjan	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$23360

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968