Kumasi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1356
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$118
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
36
88
🏙️ Population
3.35M
4.36M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 59% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8911th and 5229th ($416 vs $1011) 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 0.4 months in Kumasi compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7622nd and 181st 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
$4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.4
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.44
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.35
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.99
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589