Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 1.1% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 15.5% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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