Essen vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$759
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$177
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
37
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
579K
3.35M

The cost of living in Essen is 265% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3358th and 8911th ($1519 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 32nd and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kumasi

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Essen Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4444

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677