Kumasi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumasi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1416
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$185
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$301
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
3.9M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kumasi is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8304th and 6085th ($562 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in Ghana and Taiwan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kumasi compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Kumasi ranked 2nd best city to live in Ghana vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7400th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Taoyuan

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Kumasi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$0.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.4
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.98%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6433
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3739
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.93
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.81
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.72
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.41
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.2
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.7
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.9
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5532
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464