Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 29.9% more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$77.33
|
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