Calgary vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1356
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	3.35M

The cost of living in Calgary is 409% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1526th and 8911th ($2113 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 9th in Canada and Ghana, respectively. Check Canada vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 66th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kumasi

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	Calgary	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4444

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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