Kumasi vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$416
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1356
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$118
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
36
80
🏙️ Population
3.35M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 56% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8911th and 5744th ($416 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 16th in Ghana and China, respectively. Check Ghana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kumasi compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7622nd and 460th 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
$4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.4
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.97
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.79
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.44
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.35
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.36
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.99
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.8
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584