Asuncion vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$395	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	462K	3.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 40% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6560th and 7936th ($847 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Paraguay and Ghana, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 6137th and 7305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kumasi

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	Asuncion	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$5705

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

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