Cost of living comparison
Kumasi is 81.4% more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.6% more in Kumasi
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Kumasi
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Kumasi
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Kumasi
- Childcare
-
pay 73.4% more in Kumasi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.8% more in Kumasi
- Clothing
-
pay 55.4% less in Kumasi
The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Kumasi are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kumasi.
If you lived in Kumasi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP202.52
|
$2.58
GHS34.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP234.92
|
$3.64
GHS48.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.69
|
$0.45
GHS5.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
$0.20
GHS2.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.38
|
$1.52
GHS20.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP79.10
|
$2.90
GHS38.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP169.55
|
$6.62
GHS87.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP72.32
|
$2.13
GHS28.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.75
|
$1.98
GHS26.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.12
|
$0.75
GHS9.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
$0.37
GHS4.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
$0.37
GHS4.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
$0.88
GHS11.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
$0.75
GHS9.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
$0.50
GHS6.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.62
|
$4.12
GHS54.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP405.04
|
$19.80
GHS262.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,810,008.12
|
$8,000.00
GHS106,130.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP124.55
|
$10.31
GHS136.83
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP483.55
|
$42.02
GHS557.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,412.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,465.01
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP681.00
|
$31.14
GHS413.11
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,352.98
|
$57.02
GHS756.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP97,194.76
|
$5,487.00
GHS72,792.19
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.88
|
$0.69
GHS9.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.71
|
$0.62
GHS8.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP91.13
|
$0.82
GHS10.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP925.46
|
$28.51
GHS378.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP151.89
|
$9.33
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.71
|
$14.87
GHS197.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.97
|
$20.10
GHS266.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,867.35
|
$32.71
GHS433.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,673.88
|
$34.57
GHS458.56
|
|
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