Bern vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$135
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
38
😀 Quality of life
96
39
🏙️ Population
137K
3.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 453% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 237th and 8436th ($2945 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 9th in Switzerland and Ghana, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 27th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Kumasi

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Bern Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$5514

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822