Houston vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	2.3M	3.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 273% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1367th and 7936th ($2261 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 8th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 14th and 7305th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$5705

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$762
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$927
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1049
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$583
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$500
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$727
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$665
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1043
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1185
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$666
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$657
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$759
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$656
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1100
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$656
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$596
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1067
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$661
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$830
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$654
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$863
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1076
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$995
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$946
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$896
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$658
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$830
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$988
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$836