Kumasi vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	34	88
🏙️ Population	444K	468K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 82% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8890th and 972nd ($433 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 892nd in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7682nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Raleigh

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	Kumasi	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682