Accra vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$174
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
51
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
2.39M
639K

The cost of living in Accra is 28% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 7827th and 6354th ($582 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ghana and Moldova, respectively. Check Ghana vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5889th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846