Guangzhou vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$333
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
37
😀 Quality of life
75
34
🏙️ Population
18.7M
444K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 85% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8952nd ($763 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 8th in China and Ghana, respectively. Check China vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 1036th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kumasi

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Guangzhou Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$5541

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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