Bern vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
93
44
🏙️ Population
137K
3.9M

The cost of living in Bern is 372% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 348th and 7936th ($2857 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 52nd and 7305th 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
$26.3
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$7
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$5705

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

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