Kumasi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$135	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	34	97
🏙️ Population	444K	5.87M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 86% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8890th and 129th ($433 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Ghana and Singapore, respectively. Check Ghana vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7682nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Singapore City

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	Kumasi	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605