Bucharest vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$474
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
79
34
🏙️ Population
1.72M
444K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 128% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5565th and 8890th ($988 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Romania and Ghana, respectively. Check Romania vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 645th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$5465

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$847
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$633
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$704
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$629
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$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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