Guayaquil vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2484
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$452
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$135
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
2.65M
3.9M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 89% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5530th and 8436th ($1006 vs $532) 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 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 6218th and 7874th 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
$3.51
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1673
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$340
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6540
$5514

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$869
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$745
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$841
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$728
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$712
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$587
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$780
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$649
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$776
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$509
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$859
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$582
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$542
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$601
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$598
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$656
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$882
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$704
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$596
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$585
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$648
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$606
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$609
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$604
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$622
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$608
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$598
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$589
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$607
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$572
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$489
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$730
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$759
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$782
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$693
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$748
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$565
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$531

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