Columbus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
906K
3.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 279% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1686th and 8304th ($2127 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 96th and 7400th 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
$18.3
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$0.81
🥤 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
$1328
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840