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
GHS45.46
|
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
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