Kumasi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$131
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$406
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
65
😀 Quality of life
34
83
🏙️ Population
444K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 73% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8952nd and 3679th ($412 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kumasi compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7641st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.6
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.4
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5541
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507