Kumasi vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$135	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	38	63
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	444K	1.27M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 53% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8890th and 5917th ($433 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Ghana and South Africa, respectively. Check Ghana vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 7682nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Soweto

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	Kumasi	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003