Brasilia vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$296	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	38
😀 Quality of life	56	34
🏙️ Population	2.82M	444K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 76% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6598th and 8890th ($765 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 9th in Brazil and Ghana, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5716th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Kumasi

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	Brasilia	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$5465

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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