Kumasi vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kumasi	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1301	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$135	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$412	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	34	94
🏙️ Population	444K	690K

The cost of living in Kumasi is 86% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8890th and 96th ($433 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 86th in Ghana and the United States, respectively. Check Ghana vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kumasi compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kumasi ranked 4th best city to live in Ghana vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7682nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumasi vs Washington

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	Kumasi	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.8	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$228	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.13%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4001	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2470	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.61	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$0.82	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.06	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.02	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.28	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.96	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$28.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5465	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979