Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 23.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
|
pay 72.0% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
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