Calgary vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1251
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$406
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$314
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	37
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.31M	444K

The cost of living in Calgary is 422% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8952nd ($2149 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 8th in Canada and Ghana, respectively. Check Canada vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 131st and 7641st 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	$16.9	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$5541

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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