Cost of living comparison
Kumasi is 53.4% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.7% less in Kumasi
- Groceries
-
pay 27.6% less in Kumasi
- Transportation
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pay 50.4% less in Kumasi
- Housing
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pay 22.0% less in Kumasi
- Childcare
-
pay 67.8% less in Kumasi
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.3% less in Kumasi
- Clothing
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pay 66.9% less in Kumasi
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kumasi.
If you lived in Kumasi instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$2.58
GHS31.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
$3.64
GHS44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.50
|
$0.45
GHS5.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.62
|
$0.20
GHS2.48
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
$1.52
GHS18.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.20
|
$2.90
GHS35.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.95
|
$6.62
GHS81.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.73
|
$2.13
GHS26.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.39
|
$1.98
GHS24.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.01
|
$0.75
GHS9.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.37
GHS4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.37
GHS4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.94
|
$0.88
GHS10.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.75
GHS9.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.50
GHS6.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.08
|
$4.12
GHS50.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.41
|
$19.80
GHS244.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€32,036.50
|
$8,000.00
GHS98,800.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.35
|
$10.31
GHS127.38
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.53
|
$42.02
GHS519.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,315.97
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€962.82
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€116.49
|
$31.14
GHS384.58
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€508.48
|
$57.02
GHS704.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,021.15
|
$5,487.00
GHS67,764.45
|
|
pay 58.3% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.36
|
$0.69
GHS8.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.32
|
$0.62
GHS7.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.76
|
$0.82
GHS10.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.63
|
$28.51
GHS352.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$9.33
GHS115.24
|
|
pay 66.9% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kumasi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€81.08
|
$14.87
GHS183.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.34
|
$20.10
GHS248.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.69
|
$32.71
GHS403.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€108.76
|
$34.57
GHS426.89
|
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