Kumasi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1416
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$185
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$301
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
94
😀 Quality of life
44
89
🏙️ Population
3.9M
4.05M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 49% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8304th and 5023rd ($562 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Ghana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7400th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs New Taipei

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Kumasi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$0.81
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.98%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6433
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3739
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.81
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.9
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5532
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602