Hempstead vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$313
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	38
😀 Quality of life	79	34
🏙️ Population	793K	444K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 515% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 556th and 8890th ($2664 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 9th in the United States and Ghana, respectively. Check the United States vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 636th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kumasi

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	Hempstead	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$5465

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735