Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 16.0% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 5.1% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 54.9% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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