Georgetown vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$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

Cities near Kumasi

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