Kumasi vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kumasi	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$532	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1346	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$169	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$135	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	23
😀 Quality of life	39	59
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.06M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 32% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 8436th and 6721st ($532 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 7874th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Manaus

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	Kumasi	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$0.79	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.9	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.5	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.57%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7314	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4261	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.82	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.49	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.97	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.3	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.5	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$4650

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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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660