Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 21.0% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 76.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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