Kabul vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1346
🏠 One person rent	$195	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$135
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	38
😀 Quality of life	33	39
🏙️ Population	4.27M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kabul is 14% less expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8436th ($458 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Afghanistan and Ghana, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Kumasi. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 8609th and 7874th 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	$2.45	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$5514

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

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