Columbus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$135
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
38
😀 Quality of life
90
39
🏙️ Population
906K
3.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 310% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1512th and 8436th ($2181 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 217th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kumasi

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Columbus Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Kumasi

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