Jacksonville vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$1416
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$301
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	38
😀 Quality of life	87	44
🏙️ Population	950K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 296% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1439th and 8304th ($2224 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 343rd and 7400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kumasi

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	Jacksonville	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$0.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$5532

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

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