Kumasi vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$135	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	12
😀 Quality of life	34	46
🏙️ Population	444K	14.7K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 57% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 8890th and 5404th ($433 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Ghana and Dominica, respectively. Check Ghana vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7682nd and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Roseau

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	Kumasi	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$3299

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Cities near Kumasi

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166