Amman vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$386
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
64
38
😀 Quality of life
68
34
🏙️ Population
4.01M
444K

The cost of living in Amman is 129% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5535th and 8890th ($994 vs $433) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 3048th and 7682nd 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
$7.09
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$5465

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$551
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$588
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$677
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735