Abidjan vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$532
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
5.62M
587K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 23% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4778th and 3860th ($1198 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6922nd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Essen

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Abidjan Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587