Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 18.3% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Laos
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
|
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