Basseterre vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$650	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	13	38
😀 Quality of life	36	34
🏙️ Population	13.2K	444K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 217% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3960th and 8890th ($1373 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Ghana, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7395th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Kumasi

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	Basseterre	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5465

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Kumasi

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