Cape Town vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$603
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
55
37
😀 Quality of life
59
34
🏙️ Population
3.78M
444K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 172% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4849th and 8952nd ($1120 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in South Africa and Ghana, respectively. Check South Africa vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5407th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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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