Calgary vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
38
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 277% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1716th and 8304th ($2118 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 209th and 7400th 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
$17
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840