⭐️ Total score | 2.92/5 (Rank #885) |
👍 Quality of life score | Okay |
👶 Family score | Bad |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,099 / mo |
📡 Internet | 😡 Slow: 2Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Bad |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F (feels 38°C100°F) |
💦 Humidity (now) | 🥵 Sweaty: 84% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 🌱 Good: 63 US AQI |
👌 Safety | Good |
👮♀️ Lack of crime* | Good |
🤝 Lack of racism* | Bad |
🎓 Education level* | Mediocre |
💰 Income level* | Very low: $126 / mo |
🙊 English speaking* | Bad |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace (no pol. conflict) | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety* | Bad |
🏥 Healthcare* | Bad |
😄 Happiness* | Bad |
🍸 Nightlife | Bad |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Bad |
🖥 Places to work from | Bad |
❄️ A/C or heating | Bad |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Bad |
🗯 Freedom of speech* | Good |
👩 Female friendly | Bad |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly | Bad |
🎅 Startup Score | Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Ghana |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 2 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 30°C 87°F + 🥵 Sweaty (84%) = feels 38°C 100°F |
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 63 US AQI 🍃 OK |
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | ![]() |
📱 Best wireless carrier | MTN |
💸 10 GHS in USD | USD 1.30 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | GHS 1,000 = USD 130 |
☕️ Best coffee place | Golden Tulip |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Kumasi Hive |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,700,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $1,517 / year |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 45% 👱♀️ 55% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | AirBnb |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Arik Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Arik Air |
🏥 Best hospital | Atasemanso Hospital Limited |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,099 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $644 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $578 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $165 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $117 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $99 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $872 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $41 / night |
🏡 Airbnb (median from 8 listings) | $1,751 / month |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $57 / night |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $0 |
☕️ Coffee | $0 |
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Very sweaty and humid now
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not safe for women
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels | 10842° scorching | 10842° scorching | 10943° scorching | 10943° scorching | 11144° scorching | 9535° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 9334° hot | 9736° hot | 10641° scorching | 10239° hot |
Real | 9032° hot | 9133° hot | 9032° hot | 9032° hot | 9032° hot | 8429° very warm | 8228° very warm | 8127° warm | 8228° very warm | 8429° very warm | 8831° hot | 9032° hot |
Humidity | sweaty 74% | nice 70% | sweaty 77% | sweaty 78% | sweaty 81% | sweaty 85% | sweaty 86% | sweaty 91% | sweaty 92% | sweaty 88% | sweaty 80% | nice 66% |
Rain | dry 34mm | rainy 63mm | rainy 212mm | rainy 107mm | rainy 91mm | rainy 192mm | rainy 165mm | rainy 209mm | rainy 272mm | rainy 167mm | rainy 72mm | dry 15mm |
Cloud | pockets 49% | cloudy 54% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 78% | cloudy 79% | cloudy 88% | cloudy 86% | overcast 93% | overcast 92% | cloudy 85% | cloudy 69% | cloudy 53% |
Sun | avoid sun 9 UVI | avoid sun 10 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 6 UVI | avoid sun 7 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI | avoid sun 8 UVI |
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