Kumasi vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kumasi	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$532	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1346	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$169	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$269	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$135	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	39	62
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 33% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 8436th and 6702nd ($532 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7874th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Salvador

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	Kumasi	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$0.79	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$85.9	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$152	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.5	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.57%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7314	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4261	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.82	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.49	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.97	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.3	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.5	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5514	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699