Calgary vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$313
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	38
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.31M	444K

The cost of living in Calgary is 379% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1646th and 8890th ($2077 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th in Canada and Ghana, respectively. Check Canada vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 153rd and 7682nd 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	$15.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$5465

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kumasi

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