Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 1.8% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 7.3% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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