Kumasi vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$135	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	34	58
🏙️ Population	444K	1.13M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 53% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8890th and 5898th ($433 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Ghana and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7682nd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Santo Domingo

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	Kumasi	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521