Kumasi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kumasi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1346
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$169
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$269
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$135
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
73
😀 Quality of life
39
80
🏙️ Population
3.9M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8436th and 3418th ($532 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7874th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kumasi vs Riyadh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kumasi vs Riyadh

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

Kumasi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.79
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.9
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$152
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.57%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7314
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4261
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.82
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.36
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.97
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.5
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5514
$9818

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
$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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463