Charlotte vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$135
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
38
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
875K
3.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 355% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 986th and 8436th ($2423 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 9th in the United States and Ghana, respectively. Check the United States vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 234th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822