Kumasi vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kumasi	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$412	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1251	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$131	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$406	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.9	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$314	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	8
😀 Quality of life	34	58
🏙️ Population	444K	24.7K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 73% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8952nd and 3466th ($412 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Ghana and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Ghana vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kumasi compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7641st and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Victoria

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	Kumasi	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$0.6	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.2	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.9	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$226	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$364	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1606	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$860	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.23	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.82	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.6	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.49	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.2	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.4	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5541	$8081

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Cities near Kumasi

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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482