Kumasi vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1346
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$169
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$269
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$135
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
46
😀 Quality of life
39
77
🏙️ Population
3.9M
298K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 57% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8436th and 4625th ($532 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Ghana and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ghana vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7874th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$0.79
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.9
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.57%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7314
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4261
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.82
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.36
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.97
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$8943

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534