Kumasi vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	34	88
🏙️ Population	444K	577K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 79% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 8890th and 1702nd ($433 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 7682nd and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Milwaukee

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	Kumasi	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378