Castries vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$514	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	38
😀 Quality of life	39	44
🏙️ Population	20K	3.9M

The cost of living in Castries is 94% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4803rd and 7936th ($1178 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Saint Lucia and Ghana, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 7990th and 7305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Kumasi

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	Castries	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$5705

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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