Harare vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2516
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$416
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
38
38
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
2.15M
3.9M

The cost of living in Harare is 82% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 5483rd and 8304th ($1024 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Zimbabwe and Ghana, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 6918th and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Kumasi

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Harare Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.2
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.3
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.19%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$973
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.2
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10145
$5532

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899

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