Al Ain vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$612
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
37
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
767K
3.35M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 172% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4616th and 8911th ($1132 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 496th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kumasi

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Al Ain Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4444

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
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$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677