Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 38.0% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Chad, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA557
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,120
|
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,493
|
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA436
|
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA383
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA413
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA276
|
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,872,723
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,252
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA705,708
|
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA82,691
|
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA116,144
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA18,732
|
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,012,538
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA810
|
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,097
|
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,038
|
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,251
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA55,690
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA27,845
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA81,003
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
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