Essen vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$690
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
94
34
🏙️ Population
587K
444K

The cost of living in Essen is 233% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 3685th and 8890th ($1443 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 0.7 months in Kumasi. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 33rd and 7682nd 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
$13
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$5465

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$551
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$588
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$729
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$560
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$889
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$553
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$354
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$575
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$632
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$881
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$882
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1022
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$507
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$647
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$755
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$882
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$937
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$651
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$590
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$906
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$658
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$709
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$670
477 km or 296 mi Save
$613
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$904
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$753
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$916
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1030
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1113
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$774
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$776
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$743
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$677
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$869
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$735