Jerusalem vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$135
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	38
😀 Quality of life	87	39
🏙️ Population	936K	3.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 360% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 950th and 8436th ($2447 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Israel and Ghana, respectively. Check Israel vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 351st and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Kumasi

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	Jerusalem	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$5514

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$631
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$668
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$822
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1066
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$600
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$417
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$652
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$684
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1057
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1224
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$576
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$699
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$835
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1057
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1123
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$705
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$598
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1083
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$712
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$793
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$646
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$846
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1099
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1102
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$877
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$820
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$664
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$961
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$822