Kumasi vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$135	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	38	27
😀 Quality of life	34	51
🏙️ Population	444K	84.1K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 64% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8890th and 4503rd ($433 vs $1193) 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 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7682nd and 6190th 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	$3.24	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904