Kabul vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1251
🏠 One person rent	$285	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$406
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$314
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	37
😀 Quality of life	13	34
🏙️ Population	4.27M	444K

The cost of living in Kabul is 45% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7801st and 8952nd ($599 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Afghanistan and Ghana, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 9123rd and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Kumasi

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	Kabul	Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$0.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$5541

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$546
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$585
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$747
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$546
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$1015
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$368
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$345
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$570
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$656
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$1012
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1164
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$492
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$711
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$1011
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$652
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$1071
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$652
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$617
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$1034
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$656
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$755
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$644
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$751
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$1047
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1133
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$761
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$759
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$744
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$699
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$820
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$742