Dhaka vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$141	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$135
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	38
😀 Quality of life	57	39
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 13% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8829th and 8436th ($464 vs $532) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6151st and 7874th 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	$2.14	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$5514

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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