Brussels vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$177
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
37
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
189K
3.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 350% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 2147th and 8911th ($1869 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Belgium and Ghana, respectively. Check Belgium vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 148th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kumasi

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Brussels Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$0.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$4444

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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