Abidjan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$512
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
34
95
😀 Quality of life
39
95
🏙️ Population
4.98M
579K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 27% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4683rd and 3358th ($1114 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 7263rd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.1
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$9133

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410