Dresden vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$755
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$135
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
566K
3.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 192% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3768th and 8436th ($1555 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd and 9th in Germany and Ghana, respectively. Check Germany vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 263rd and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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