Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.9 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
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