Accra vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$297
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$346
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
51
😀 Quality of life
56
59
🏙️ Population
1.78M
639K

The cost of living in Accra is 13% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6574th and 5968th ($822 vs $947) 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6206th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970