Columbus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$49.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
38
😀 Quality of life
88
34
🏙️ Population
906K
444K

The cost of living in Columbus is 395% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 1476th and 8890th ($2145 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 9th in the United States and Ghana, respectively. Check the United States vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Kumasi. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 249th and 7682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kumasi

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Columbus Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4.78
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$67.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$83.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
24.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$4001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$7.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$28.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$64
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$5465

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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