Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 1.1% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Mali, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
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