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Kumasi vs Luxor

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Under balanced weights Luxor edges it, 48 to 40, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Kumasi is stronger on safety; Luxor on getting there & around, cost of living, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
Cost of living: 8.2 of 48 points (scores 74/100)Safety: 5.2 of 48 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 48 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.5 of 48 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 48 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 5.4 of 48 points (scores 48/100)Climate: 5.6 of 48 points (scores 50/100)Air quality: 2.9 of 48 points (scores 26/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 48 points (scores 49/100)48
Luxor
out of 100

Open-air museum on the Nile with the Valley of the Kings

Full Luxor profile →Where to stay in Luxor →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKumasiLuxor
Cost of living5474 ✓
Safety68 ✓47
Healthcare4660 ✓
Internet3141 ✓
Visa ease3434
Getting there & around1048 ✓
Climate5050
Air quality2126 ✓
Quality of life4449 ✓

Cost

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

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKumasiLuxor
Homicides per 100k1.83 ✓4.2
Political stability (0–100)67.1 ✓50
UHC service coverage (0–100)5671 ✓
Life expectancy66.1 yrs69.1 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKumasiLuxor
Download3.8 Mbps9.6 Mbps ✓
Upload4.7 Mbps ✓1.5 Mbps

Visa

MetricKumasiLuxor
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

MetricKumasiLuxor
Non-stop airport destinations129 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricKumasiLuxor
Comfortable months per year66
Annual mean PM2.540.7 µg/m³38.3 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kumasi or Luxor?
Luxor is cheaper: about $700 per month versus $1,178 for one person.
Is Kumasi or Luxor 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, Kumasi or Luxor?
Luxor: a measured median of 9.6 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.