Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.1 times more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 43.9% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 4.9 times more in Ashgabat

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

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Ashgabat vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$31.43 TMT110.31	+578.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$12.86 TMT45.13	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.57 TMT5.52	-9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.86 TMT3.01
Average			+192.7%

Conakry vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.04 TMT7.15	+37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$18.82 TMT66.06	+62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$17.09 TMT59.98	+109.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$6.00 TMT21.06	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$9.07 TMT31.84	+344.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.30 TMT8.07	+74.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$3.84 TMT13.49	+252.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$3.40 TMT11.94	+319.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.67 TMT5.87	+68.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.04 TMT3.64	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.65 TMT2.27	+3.0%
Average			+100.7%

Conakry vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$1.62 TMT5.69	-69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$10.00 TMT35.10	-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$9.71 TMT34.10	+9.6%
Average			-43.9%

Conakry vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$102.86 TMT361.03	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+177.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+214.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+229.1%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$22.86 TMT80.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+289.9%
Average			+289.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$5.71 TMT20.06	+64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.79 TMT23.82	+46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$25.71 TMT90.26	+2112.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$195.24 TMT685.29	+118.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$8.57 TMT30.09	+111.6%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$55.71 TMT195.56	+178.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$114.29 TMT401.14	+357.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+1114.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$192.86 TMT676.93	+285.7%
Average			+394.2%

Conakry vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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