Kumasi vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$135	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	34	90
🏙️ Population	444K	518K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 75% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8890th and 2490th ($433 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 147th in Ghana and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7682nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Sheffield

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	Kumasi	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750