Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 20.8% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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