Kumasi vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$135	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	34	65
🏙️ Population	444K	11.5M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 56% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8890th and 5654th ($433 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Ghana and Brazil, respectively. Check Ghana vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7682nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Sao Paulo

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	Kumasi	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611