Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 6.3% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 16.7% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
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