Copenhagen vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$135
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	98	39
🏙️ Population	667K	3.9M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 389% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 713th and 8436th ($2601 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Denmark and Ghana, respectively. Check Denmark vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 10th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kumasi

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	Copenhagen	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$5514

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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