Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 74.1% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 96.1% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Bridgetown

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Chisinau. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 53.8% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL200.58	$20.00 BBD40.00	+78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL155.45	$10.00 BBD20.00	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.60	$2.42 BBD4.83	+100.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.92	$1.50 BBD3.00	+68.4%
Average			+53.8%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.71	$3.83 BBD7.67	+439.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.39	$4.49 BBD8.97	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL84.61	$15.40 BBD30.80	+225.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL49.81	$6.33 BBD12.67	+127.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.13	$4.38 BBD8.77	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.83	$2.49 BBD4.98	+468.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.60	$1.44 BBD2.88	+65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.79	$2.38 BBD4.75	+153.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL17.97	$2.27 BBD4.54	+125.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.58	$0.82 BBD1.64	+163.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.40	$1.05 BBD2.10	+326.4%
Average			+162.6%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.06	$7.76 BBD15.52	+20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL241.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL528K	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.26	??
Average			+23.5%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.1% more for housing

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL189.39	$81.25 BBD162.50	+667.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+160.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	$149.12 BBD298.24	-19.8%
Average			+96.1%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL104K	??

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.12	$2.50 BBD5.00	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.67	$5.67 BBD11.33	+161.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.18	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL745.01	$63.33 BBD126.67	+52.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL150.43	$15.00 BBD30.00	+78.3%
Average			+67.3%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	$52.50 BBD105.00	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL841.43	$33.75 BBD67.50	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	$125.00 BBD250.00	+9.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	$81.25 BBD162.50	-29.7%
Average			-22.4%

Chisinau vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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