Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 4.3 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$34.54
TMT121.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$12.82
TMT45.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$3.24
TMT11.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$2.39
TMT8.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$17.90
TMT62.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$16.12
TMT56.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$6.84
TMT24.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$5.38
TMT18.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$2.71
TMT9.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$4.01
TMT14.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$3.65
TMT12.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$1.71
TMT6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$1.03
TMT3.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.84
TMT2.95
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$1.56
TMT5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$8.55
TMT30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$43,803.42
TMT153,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$9.69
TMT34.00
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$94.97
TMT333.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$1,125.36
TMT3,950.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$747.86
TMT2,625.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$435.73
TMT1,529.41
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$22.79
TMT80.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
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pay 7.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$5.06
TMT17.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$6.98
TMT24.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$28.49
TMT100.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$147.20
TMT516.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$85.47
TMT300.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$121.08
TMT425.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$163.82
TMT575.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$170.94
TMT600.00
|
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