Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 6.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
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