Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 55.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Canada, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Canada
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
|
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