Ghana vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ghana Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$204
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$499
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$75
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$530
💸 GDP per capita
$2260
$6729
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
63.9
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
43
🌐 English speaking %
66.7%
2%
🎓 Higher education
68
45
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
32.8M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Ghana ($606) is 26% less expensive than in Moldova ($814). Ghana ranked 162nd vs 120th for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ghana compared to 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 128th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ghana vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Ghana and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ghana Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.79
$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.34
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90.3
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.9
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.6
$9.76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.24%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2475
$1255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.95
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.87
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.03
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$30.4
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.1
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7200
$6331

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Accra
$729
1.78M
Tamale
$507
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
540K
Kumasi
$433
444K
Ashaiman
$560
208K
Tema
$553
162K
Obuasi
$551
180K
Koforidua
$588
127K
Hohoe
$575
56.2K
Ho
$354
83.7K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$892
639K
Balti
$876
97.9K
Tiraspol
$517
134K
Bender
$502
76.2K
Ungheni
$1062
30.8K
Dubasari
$780
28.5K
Cahul
$812
30K
Soroca
$863
22.2K
Orhei
$829
21.1K
Comrat
$782
20.1K