Abu Dhabi vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1416
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	38
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3.9M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 269% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1859th and 8304th ($2070 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Ghana, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 447th and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kumasi

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	Abu Dhabi	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$5532

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$664
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$703
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$861
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$654
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1075
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$607
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$454
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$683
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$678
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1066
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1198
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$612
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$802
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1063
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1124
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$675
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$612
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1092
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$682
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$796
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1097
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1022
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$894
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$759
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$836
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$665
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$840