Guangzhou vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$342
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
38
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6854th and 7936th ($785 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 8th in China and Ghana, respectively. Check China vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 1149th and 7305th 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
$2.93
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5705

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$714
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$762
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$927
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$697
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1049
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$583
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$500
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$727
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$665
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1043
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1185
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$666
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$657
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$759
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1044
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1100
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$656
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$596
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1067
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$661
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$830
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$768
477 km or 296 mi Save
$654
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1062
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1076
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$995
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$946
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$896
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$658
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$830
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$639
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$988
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$836