Kumasi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1251
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$131
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$406
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$314
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
34
86
🏙️ Population
444K
2.6M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 64% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8952nd and 4715th ($412 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Ghana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kumasi compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7641st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumasi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$0.6
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.9
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$364
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1606
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.23
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.82
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.07
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.49
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.4
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5541
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605