Bern vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$177
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
37
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
134K
3.35M

The cost of living in Bern is 518% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 579th and 8911th ($2569 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 0.4 months in Kumasi. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 44th and 7622nd 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
$24.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$4444

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677