Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.1 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS54.14
|
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS80.66
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.60
|
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS22.28
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS46.52
|
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS131.21
|
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS32.29
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS30.45
|
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS14.81
|
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.08
|
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.70
|
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS15.24
|
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS14.34
|
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.73
|
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
|
pay 32.8% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS61.96
|
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS386.26
|
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS117,130.40
|
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS157.22
|
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS632.66
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,182.25
|
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,642.06
|
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS518.49
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS834.78
|
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS96,213.35
|
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS13.87
|
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS24.68
|
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS17.52
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS473.74
|
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS136.62
|
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS217.79
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS294.32
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS478.88
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS506.09
|
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
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