Kumasi vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$135	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	33
😀 Quality of life	34	46
🏙️ Population	444K	756K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 37% less expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 8890th and 6947th ($433 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Ghana and Bolivia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 7682nd and 6481st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs La Paz

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	Kumasi	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$3313

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$551
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$588
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$889
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$553
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$354
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$575
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$632
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$882
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1022
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$507
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$647
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$882
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$937
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$651
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$590
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$906
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$658
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$709
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$613
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$904
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$916
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$1113
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$774
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$776
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$743
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$677
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$735

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580