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Aswan vs Kumasi

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Under balanced weights Aswan edges it, 45 to 40, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Aswan is stronger on cost of living, air quality, healthcare; Kumasi on safety. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 8.2 of 45 points (scores 74/100)Safety: 5.2 of 45 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 45 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.2 of 45 points (scores 37/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 45 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 2.4 of 45 points (scores 22/100)Climate: 5.6 of 45 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 4.0 of 45 points (scores 36/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 45 points (scores 49/100)45
Aswan
out of 100

Nubian Nile city with winter sun, feluccas and the gateway to Abu Simbel

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Cost of living: 6.0 of 40 points (scores 54/100)Safety: 7.5 of 40 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 5.1 of 40 points (scores 46/100)Internet: 3.4 of 40 points (scores 31/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 40 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 1.1 of 40 points (scores 10/100)Climate: 5.6 of 40 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 2.3 of 40 points (scores 21/100)Quality of life: 4.9 of 40 points (scores 44/100)40
Kumasi
out of 100

Ashanti capital and Ghana's garden city

Full Kumasi profile →Where to stay in Kumasi →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricAswanKumasi
Cost of living74 ✓54
Safety4768 ✓
Healthcare60 ✓46
Internet37 ✓31
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around22 ✓10
Climate5050
Air quality36 ✓21
Quality of life49 ✓44

Cost

MetricAswanKumasi
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$700 ✓$1,178
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricAswanKumasi
Homicides per 100k4.21.83 ✓
Political stability (0–100)5067.1 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)71 ✓56
Life expectancy69.1 yrs ✓66.1 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricAswanKumasi
Download7.9 Mbps ✓3.8 Mbps
Upload1.4 Mbps4.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricAswanKumasi
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrivalvisa on arrival

Getting there and around

MetricAswanKumasi
Non-stop airport destinations2 ✓1
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricAswanKumasi
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.533.7 µg/m³ ✓40.7 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Aswan or Kumasi?
Aswan is cheaper: about $700 per month versus $1,178 for one person.
Is Aswan or Kumasi safer?
Kumasi scores higher on safety (68 vs 47), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Aswan or Kumasi?
Aswan: a measured median of 7.9 Mbps versus 3.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); OpenFlights airports and routes; Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.