Kumasi vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$135	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	34	36
🏙️ Population	444K	159K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 48% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8890th and 6298th ($433 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Ghana and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Ghana vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7682nd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Praia

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	Kumasi	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491