Georgetown vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2953
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$394
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$874
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
23
37
😀 Quality of life
47
34
🏙️ Population
235K
444K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 139% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5796th and 8952nd ($986 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Guyana and Ghana, respectively. Check Guyana vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6383rd and 7641st 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
$9.31
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.58
 Cappuccino
$3.88
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1327
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3910
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1737
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$884
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23107
$5541

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$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742