Cost of living comparison
Accra is 12.5% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Accra instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$3.99
GHS56.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.67
GHS94.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.70
GHS9.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.27
GHS3.82
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.59
GHS22.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.57
GHS50.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$10.22
GHS145.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.41
GHS34.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.09
GHS29.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.15
GHS16.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.59
GHS8.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.73
GHS10.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.15
GHS16.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.11
GHS15.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.95
GHS13.48
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.34
GHS61.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$35.97
GHS511.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$8,310.68
GHS118,220.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$12.58
GHS178.95
|
|
pay 73.7% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$45.95
GHS653.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$428.99
GHS6,102.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$95.80
GHS1,362.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$43.81
GHS623.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$59.09
GHS840.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,489.48
GHS78,088.64
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.20
GHS17.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.52
GHS35.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$1.60
GHS22.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$35.44
GHS504.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$8.70
GHS123.79
|
|
pay 82.2% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$15.66
GHS222.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$18.59
GHS264.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$32.46
GHS461.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$33.24
GHS472.88
|
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