Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.75
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.42
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.67
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 99.8% more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.62
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL70.16
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.47
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.88
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.99
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.05
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.75
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.69
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.12
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.29
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL105.06
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL228.73
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL294,220.52
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.91
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,125.25
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,768.81
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,646.45
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,738.26
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,383.80
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.44
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.99
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL571.59
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Chisinau
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL922.11
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL629.29
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,714.51
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,990.68
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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