Houston vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1301
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$313
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	91	34
🏙️ Population	2.3M	444K

The cost of living in Houston is 423% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1229th and 8890th ($2265 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 97th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kumasi

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	Houston	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5465

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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