Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
GHS49.12
|
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.09
GHS76.42
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
GHS8.33
|
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.35
|
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
GHS23.01
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.95
GHS44.36
|
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.96
GHS119.54
|
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
GHS31.52
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
GHS28.36
|
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
GHS13.46
|
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
GHS6.82
|
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
GHS7.91
|
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.65
|
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
GHS13.14
|
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS10.73
|
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
GHS57.92
|
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.48
GHS397.60
|
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS124,790.03
|
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
GHS163.55
|
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.24
GHS619.32
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,441.54
|
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,438.46
|
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.44
GHS532.15
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS887.33
|
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS82,427.97
|
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pay 8.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
GHS13.92
|
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
GHS23.41
|
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.15
GHS17.33
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.11
GHS452.17
|
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS130.67
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS235.11
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS279.17
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS487.38
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS499.15
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
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