Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.2% cheaper than Chisinau.
If you lived in Russia instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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