Addis Ababa vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$758
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
34
38
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
5.7M
3.9M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 126% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4635th and 8304th ($1269 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ethiopia and Ghana, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 7273rd and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Kumasi

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Addis Ababa Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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