Chisinau vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$428
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
37
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
639K
3.35M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 95% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6354th and 8911th ($810 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Moldova and Ghana, respectively. Check Moldova vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5671st and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kumasi

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Chisinau Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677