Accra vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$223
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
50
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
2.39M
639K

The cost of living in Accra is 13% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 7985th and 7357th ($558 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Moldova, respectively. Check Ghana vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Accra compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5563rd and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$3450

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620