Bern vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
135K
444K

The cost of living in Bern is 510% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 743rd and 8952nd ($2512 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 8th in Switzerland and Ghana, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 33rd and 7641st 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
$25
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$5541

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742