Amman vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$358
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
37
😀 Quality of life
69
36
🏙️ Population
4.01M
3.35M

The cost of living in Amman is 136% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5457th and 8911th ($981 vs $416) 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 0.4 months in Kumasi. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 3121st and 7622nd 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
$7.28
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$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