Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Italy instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.75
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.42
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.67
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.62
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL70.16
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.47
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.88
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.99
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.05
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.75
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.69
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.12
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.29
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL105.06
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL228.73
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL294,220.52
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.91
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,125.25
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,768.81
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,646.45
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,738.26
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,383.80
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.44
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.99
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL571.59
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Chisinau
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL922.11
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL629.29
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,714.51
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,990.68
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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