Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 4.0 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$15.46
CHF14.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$4.79
CHF4.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$3.50
CHF3.17
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$3.77
CHF3.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$7.67
CHF6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$6.88
CHF6.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$7.71
CHF6.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$4.87
CHF4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$6.90
CHF6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$55.21
CHF50.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,478.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$10.85
CHF9.84
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$55.95
CHF50.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,431.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,163.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$154.00
CHF139.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$248.46
CHF225.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,252.66
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$5.52
CHF5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$5.34
CHF4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$60.86
CHF55.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$32.10
CHF29.10
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$95.70
CHF86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$45.67
CHF41.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$107.59
CHF97.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$152.03
CHF137.81
|
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