Abidjan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$551
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
37
95
🏙️ Population
4.98M
585K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 24% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4695th and 3595th ($1164 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st 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 Essen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7254th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$9380

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431