Amman vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$392
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$155
😷 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 80% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5560th and 8304th ($1013 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 2560th and 7400th 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
$7.07
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

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