Cost of living comparison
Accra is 11.8% cheaper than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Accra instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
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Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
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pay 99.2% more for transportation
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
|
pay 81.5% less for clothing
|
Ashgabat
|
Accra
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
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