Amman vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$384
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.9M

The cost of living in Amman is 70% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5330th and 7936th ($1032 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Jordan and Ghana, respectively. Check Jordan vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 2337th and 7305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kumasi

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Amman Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$714
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$762
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$927
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$697
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1049
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$583
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$500
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$727
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$665
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1043
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1185
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$666
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$657
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$759
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1044
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1100
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$656
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$596
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1067
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$661
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$830
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$768
477 km or 296 mi Save
$654
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1062
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1076
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$995
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$946
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$896
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$658
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$830
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$639
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$988
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$836