Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 33.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
|
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