Guayaquil vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$903
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2335
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$384
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
37
😀 Quality of life
62
36
🏙️ Population
2.72M
3.35M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 117% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5949th and 8911th ($903 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ecuador and Ghana, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Guayaquil ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 5176th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Kumasi

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Guayaquil Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.8%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6864
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$801
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$834
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$754
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$814
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$603
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$790
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$638
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$547
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$870
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$472
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$570
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$637
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$775
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$514
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$851
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$532
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$543
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$536
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$592
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$551
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$612
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$504
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$515
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$533
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$511
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$499
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$506
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$476
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$525
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$455
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$416
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$611
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$720
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$552
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$648
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$726
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$507
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$491

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