Columbus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
37
😀 Quality of life
88
34
🏙️ Population
906K
444K

The cost of living in Columbus is 447% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1248th and 8952nd ($2252 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 8th 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 0.8 months in Kumasi. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 242nd and 7641st 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
$19.9
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$0.58
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742