Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 19.0% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.39
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.66
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.46
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$24.00
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.68
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.38
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 11.2% less for housing
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$932.26
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.44
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.67
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.21
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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