Kumasi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1346
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$169
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$269
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$135
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
61
😀 Quality of life
39
82
🏙️ Population
3.9M
605K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 58% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8436th and 4556th ($532 vs $1270) 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 0.3 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 7874th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$0.79
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.9
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.57%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7314
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4261
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.82
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.36
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.97
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383