Accra vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$3750
🏠 One person rent
$278
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$756
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
53
29
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 54% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 6680th and 3187th ($747 vs $1616) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Ashgabat ranked 1st in Turkmenistan, while ranked 6041st and 8245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$85.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
7.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$3870
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$2996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$8.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$9.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$25.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$23
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$6584

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699