Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Germany instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 94.6% more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Chisinau
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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