Guangzhou vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$333
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
37
😀 Quality of life
75
36
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 79% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 6607th and 8911th ($742 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 9th in China and Ghana, respectively. Check China vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 955th and 7622nd 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
$4.17
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677