Dhaka vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$118	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$313
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	16.8M	444K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 0.8% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8899th and 8890th ($430 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bangladesh and Ghana, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5971st and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kumasi

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	Dhaka	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5465

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735