Kumasi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1416
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$185
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$301
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
3.9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 40% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8304th and 6106th ($562 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7400th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Shenzhen

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Kumasi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$0.81
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.98%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6433
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3739
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5532
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638