Guayaquil vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2552
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$474
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$533
$155
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
2.65M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 83% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5445th and 8304th ($1029 vs $562) 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 0.5 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 6296th and 7400th 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
$4.01
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.02%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1423
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1428
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6500
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$905
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$755
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$847
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$734
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$716
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$822
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$656
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$785
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$510
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$814
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$590
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$538
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$594
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$668
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$902
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$714
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$605
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$569
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$660
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$650
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$619
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$640
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$663
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$637
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$607
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$676
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$596
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$617
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$606
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$514
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$746
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$829
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$825
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$746
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$760
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$592
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$540

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840