Brisbane vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1416
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	98	44
🏙️ Population	2.71M	3.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 304% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1349th and 8304th ($2269 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 9th in Australia and Ghana, respectively. Check Australia vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 3rd and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kumasi

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	Brisbane	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$5532

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$664
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$703
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$861
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$654
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1075
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$607
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$454
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$683
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$678
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1066
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1198
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$612
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$802
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1063
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1124
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$675
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$612
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1092
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$682
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$796
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$650
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$862
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1097
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1022
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$894
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$759
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$836
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$665
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$983
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$840