Kumasi vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	67
😀 Quality of life	34	87
🏙️ Population	444K	633K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 77% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8890th and 2179th ($433 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1817th in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 7682nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Memphis

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	Kumasi	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738