Kumasi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$131
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$406
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.9
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
71
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
444K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 74% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8952nd and 3292nd ($412 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Ghana and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Ghana vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kumasi compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7641st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$0.6
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.6
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.4
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5541
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489