Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 67.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
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