Asmara vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$222
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
9
38
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
963K
3.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8304th ($531 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Eritrea and Ghana, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 9169th and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kumasi

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Asmara Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$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
$218
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5532

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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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