Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 55.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Germany, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
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