Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Guinea

Conakry vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 53.5% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 50.2% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 63.8% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 74.4% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 79.8% less in Conakry

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Conakry. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

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Conakry vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 65.8% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$4.63 GNF40,795	-85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$9.26 GNF81,591	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.74 GNF15,298	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	??
Average			-65.8%

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pay 50.2% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$1.48 GNF13,049	-27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$11.56 GNF102K	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$8.16 GNF71,898	-52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$4.34 GNF38,193	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$2.04 GNF17,983	-77.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$1.32 GNF11,618	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.09 GNF9,614	-71.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$0.81 GNF7,149	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$0.99 GNF8,746	-40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.63 GNF5,543	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.63 GNF5,543	-2.9%
Average			-50.2%

Ashgabat vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.26 GNF46,353	+224.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$28.49 GNF251K	+184.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.87 GNF78,104	-8.7%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 63.8% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$185.16 GNF2M	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$510.01 GNF4M	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$317.99 GNF3M	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$132.79 GNF1M	-69.6%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 74.4% less for childcare

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-74.4%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$3.47 GNF30,596	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$4.63 GNF40,795	-31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.16 GNF10,242	-95.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$89.25 GNF786K	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$4.05 GNF35,696	-52.7%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 79.8% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$20.00 GNF176K	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$25.00 GNF220K	-78.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$30.00 GNF264K	-91.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$50.00 GNF441K	-74.1%
Average			-79.8%

Ashgabat vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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