Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 48.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$8.90
GEL23.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$7.88
GEL21.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$3.98
GEL10.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$7.46
GEL19.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$2.36
GEL6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$2.92
GEL7.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$4.89
GEL13.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$12.43
GEL33.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$18,297.46
GEL48,945.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$5.48
GEL14.66
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$18.25
GEL48.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$514.58
GEL1,376.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$359.72
GEL962.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$57.56
GEL153.98
|
|
pay 25.2% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$158.50
GEL424.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,802.80
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$2.31
GEL6.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$3.01
GEL8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$46.10
GEL123.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$5.87
GEL15.70
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$77.21
GEL206.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$61.21
GEL163.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$124.49
GEL333.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$128.58
GEL343.96
|
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