Kumasi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kumasi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1356
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$118
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
3.35M
606K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8911th and 4604th ($416 vs $1135) 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 0.4 months in Kumasi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7622nd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kumasi vs Riga infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kumasi vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Kumasi and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kumasi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.4
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.79
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.44
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.35
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.36
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.99
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.7
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$13518

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257