Kumasi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$131
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$406
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
444K
17.7M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 57% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8952nd and 5948th ($412 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7641st and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$0.6
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.4
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5541
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618