Kumasi vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kumasi	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1416	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$185	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$301	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	38
😀 Quality of life	44	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	549K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 67% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8304th and 3269th ($562 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 113th in Ghana and Canada, respectively. Check Ghana vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 7400th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Quebec City

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	Kumasi	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$0.81	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.98%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6433	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3739	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.81	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.72	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.41	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.09	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.9	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5532	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934