Essen vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$682
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
587K
3.9M

The cost of living in Essen is 178% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3860th and 8304th ($1561 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 9th in Germany and Ghana, respectively. Check Germany vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 17th and 7400th 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
$17
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$5532

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840