Cost of living comparison
Poland is 22.0% more expensive than Chisinau.
If you lived in Poland instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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