Guangzhou vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$322
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
38
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6838th and 8436th ($758 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th in China and Ghana, respectively. Check China vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 2100th and 7874th 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
$2.82
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$5514

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822