Kumasi vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kumasi	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1416	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$185	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$301	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	27
😀 Quality of life	44	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	49K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 56% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8304th and 4601st ($562 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Ghana vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7400th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Port of Spain

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	Kumasi	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$0.81	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.98%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6433	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3739	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.81	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.72	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.41	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.09	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.9	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5532	$9211

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Cities near Kumasi

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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775