Bridgetown vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$565	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	38
😀 Quality of life	64	34
🏙️ Population	110K	444K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 212% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4035th and 8890th ($1353 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Barbados and Ghana, respectively. Check Barbados vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 4410th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Kumasi

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	Bridgetown	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$5465

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

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