Dresden vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$729
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$314
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
37
😀 Quality of life
89
34
🏙️ Population
563K
444K

The cost of living in Dresden is 255% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3857th and 8952nd ($1462 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 8th 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 0.8 months in Kumasi. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 203rd and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kumasi

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Dresden Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$5541

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742