Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 43.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$7.91
MDL140.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$6.78
MDL120.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$0.83
MDL14.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$0.54
MDL9.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$5.13
MDL90.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$4.50
MDL79.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$2.54
MDL45.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$2.38
MDL42.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$0.36
MDL6.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.84
MDL14.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$0.74
MDL13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$0.89
MDL15.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.32
MDL5.65
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$5.23
MDL92.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$13.23
MDL234.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$24,307.77
MDL431,066.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$4.24
MDL75.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$10.39
MDL184.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$434.87
MDL7,711.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$331.07
MDL5,871.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$182.16
MDL3,230.36
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$377.26
MDL6,690.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,975.17
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$1.41
MDL25.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$1.73
MDL30.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$2.72
MDL48.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$44.49
MDL788.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$7.35
MDL130.32
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$52.76
MDL935.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$46.75
MDL828.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$91.45
MDL1,621.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$123.65
MDL2,192.80
|
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