Accra vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$1833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$4223
🏠 One person rent
$297
$893
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$1483
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$782
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$747
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
7
😀 Quality of life
56
49
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 55% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 6574th and 2595th ($822 vs $1833) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Turkmenistan, respectively. Check Ghana vs Turkmenistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.4 months in Ashgabat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6206th and 6667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$31.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$7.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1020
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$8.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$4.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$7.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$6.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$25.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$25686

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640