Cape Town vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$775	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	38
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 129% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4336th and 7936th ($1386 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 6134th and 7305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kumasi

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	Cape Town	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$5705

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$762
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$927
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1049
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$583
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$500
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$727
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$665
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1043
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1185
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$666
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$657
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$656
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1100
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$656
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$596
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1067
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$661
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$830
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$654
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$863
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1076
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$995
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$946
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$896
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$658
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$830
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$836