Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 35.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
|
pay 84.6% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
|
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