Kumasi vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$131
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$406
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
444K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 64% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8952nd and 4780th ($412 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kumasi compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7641st and 571st 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
$3.14
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.6
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.4
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5541
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774