Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 10.2% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
KM8.91
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
KM7.36
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
KM2.51
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KM1.51
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
KM6.52
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
KM6.93
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KM3.83
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
KM5.30
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
KM0.91
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
KM1.26
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.20
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.27
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KM0.61
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
KM0.81
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
KM10.68
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
KM51.76
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
KM39,182.44
|
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
KM11.66
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
KM46.87
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
KM325.04
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
KM252.91
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
KM198.00
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
KM250.98
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
KM5,248.77
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KM2.97
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
KM2.15
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.12
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
KM40.06
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
KM6.87
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
KM95.42
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
KM52.35
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
KM134.51
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
KM161.95
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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