Accra vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$2244
🏠 One person rent
$274
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$161
$708
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
51
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
1.78M
639K

The cost of living in Accra is 17% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6719th and 6070th ($789 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Moldova, respectively. Check Ghana vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6197th and 5586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Chisinau

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Accra Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$479
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$966
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$237
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.25%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4598
$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2493
$1729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$8.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.64
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.61
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8055
$7393

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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 Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$852
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$897
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$539
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$687
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$857
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$829
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$952
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$798
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$889
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$877
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$692
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$587
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$738
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$849
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$910
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$765
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$896
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$857
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$883
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$803
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$561
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$588
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$869
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$542
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$736
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$417
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1060
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$766
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$511
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$540
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1037
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1114
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$809
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$438
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$774
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$705
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$780
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$976