Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 6.8 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
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