Georgetown vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Georgetown	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3155	$1416
🏠 One person rent	$528	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$914	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	25	38
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	235K	3.9M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 110% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 4813th and 8304th ($1181 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Guyana and Ghana, respectively. Check Guyana vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 5916th and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Kumasi

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	Georgetown	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$694	$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1246	$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.8	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.6	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.15	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1023	$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19783	$5532

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840

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