Brussels vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1251
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$406
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$314
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	89	34
🏙️ Population	196K	444K

The cost of living in Brussels is 376% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1988th and 8952nd ($1958 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Kumasi. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 173rd and 7641st 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	$20.8	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$5541

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$546
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$585
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$747
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$546
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1015
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$368
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$345
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$570
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$656
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1012
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1164
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$492
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$711
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1011
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$652
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1071
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$652
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$617
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1034
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$656
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$755
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$644
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$751
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1047
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1133
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$761
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$759
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$744
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$699
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$742