Kumasi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$135
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$412
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.6
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$313
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
61
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
444K
605K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 61% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8890th and 4764th ($433 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Ghana and Latvia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7682nd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$0.75
$3.49
🥤 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
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83.8
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$228
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.13%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4001
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2470
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.61
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.96
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5465
$13840

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220