Dresden vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$637
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$181
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
566K
3.9M

The cost of living in Dresden is 139% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4158th and 7936th ($1448 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 8th in Germany and Ghana, respectively. Check Germany vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 96th and 7305th 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
$14.5
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$714
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$762
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$927
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$697
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1049
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$583
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$500
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$727
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$665
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1043
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1185
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$666
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$657
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$759
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1044
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1100
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$656
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$596
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1067
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$661
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$830
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$768
477 km or 296 mi Save
$654
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1062
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1076
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$995
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$946
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$896
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$658
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$830
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$639
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$988
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$836