Ashgabat vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$798	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$1308
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$365
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	7
😀 Quality of life	29	25
🏙️ Population	1.03M	1.67M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 49% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 3105th and 5090th ($1584 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Guinea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Conakry. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 8250th and 8567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Conakry

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	Ashgabat	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$8.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$82.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$6527

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937