Accra vs Ashgabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Ashgabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$4272
🏠 One person rent
$274
$889
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$1480
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$753
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
7
😀 Quality of life
54
47
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.03M

The cost of living in Accra is 57% less expensive than in Ashgabat. Cities ranked 6719th and 2568th ($789 vs $1849) 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 6197th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Ashgabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$34.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$5.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$7.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$1010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$670
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$1768
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
9.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$4746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$3000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$8.57
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$4.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$7.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$6.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$7.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$25761

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$606
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$553
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$640
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$442
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$892
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$710
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$602
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$623
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$628
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$538
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$735
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$606
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$799
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$749
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$739
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1097
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1091
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$743
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1185
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1253
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1009
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$568
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1087
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$750
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1092
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$761
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$681
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$779
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1115
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1091
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1153
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$521
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$654
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1114
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$858
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$633
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$925

Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1798
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$512
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1802
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$504
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$508
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$525
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$505
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$487
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$528
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1693
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$528
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$584
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$556
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$681
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1781
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1741
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$601
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$459
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$523
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$556
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$489
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$442
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$544
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$408
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$579
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$636
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$494
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$650
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$676
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$415
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$651
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$756
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$627
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$674
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$679
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$670
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$666
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$676
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$738
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$680