Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 16.2% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
|
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