Kumasi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1356
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$118
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
3.35M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 65% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8911th and 4461st ($416 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kumasi compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7622nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Shanghai

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Kumasi Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.4
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.79
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.44
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.35
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.36
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.99
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740