Cost of living comparison

Moldova

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 25.5% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 15.0% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 48.7% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Moroni

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing in Moroni are more expensive than in Chisinau. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Moroni. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Moroni.

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Moroni vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL200.58	$6.16 KMF2,716	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL155.45	$7.96 KMF3,511	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.60	$1.00 KMF439	-17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.92	$0.64 KMF284	-27.7%
Average			-29.7%

Chisinau vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Chisinau	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.71	$0.57 KMF250	-20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.39	$3.85 KMF1,699	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL84.61	$16.30 KMF7,190	+244.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL49.81	$5.02 KMF2,212	+80.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.13	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.83	$2.29 KMF1,008	+421.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.60	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.79	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL17.97	$1.87 KMF824	+86.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.58	$2.04 KMF900	+554.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.40	$1.40 KMF618	+469.9%
Average			+147.5%

Chisinau vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.06	$11.40 KMF5,028	+77.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL241.70	$32.19 KMF14,197	+138.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL528K	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.26	$8.56 KMF3,777	+73.5%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 15.0% more for housing

	Chisinau	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL189.39	$73.74 KMF32,520	+596.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	$727.83 KMF321K	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	$604.66 KMF267K	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	$85.63 KMF37,761	-53.9%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 48.7% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	$398.63 KMF176K	-8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL104K	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+140.8%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.12	$1.04 KMF459	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.67	$1.76 KMF775	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.18	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL745.01	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL150.43	$6.51 KMF2,869	-22.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	$60.47 KMF26,665	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL841.43	$60.47 KMF26,665	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	$109.73 KMF48,393	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	$85.10 KMF37,529	-26.4%
Average			-8.9%

Chisinau vs. Moroni - Cost of clothing

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