Kumasi vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kumasi	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1416	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$185	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$301	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	89
😀 Quality of life	44	97
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8304th and 154th ($562 vs $3119) 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 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7400th and 5th 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	$3.97	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.81	$5.08
🥤 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	$94.7	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$175	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.98%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6433	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3739	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.81	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.72	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.4	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.41	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.09	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.2	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.9	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5532	$31369

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Cities near Kumasi

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663