Cost of living comparison

Moldova

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New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 79.5% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 69.6% more in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.8% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Queenstown

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

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Queenstown vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL201.58	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL156.22	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.71	$2.07 NZ$3.67	+71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.00	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+129.6%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.77	$1.96 NZ$3.46	+175.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.82	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL85.03	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL50.06	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+107.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.34	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+90.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.87	$1.34 NZ$2.36	+204.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.68	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.87	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL18.06	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+143.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+401.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.42	$0.82 NZ$1.45	+232.6%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.64	$6.42 NZ$11.36	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL242.90	$120.44 NZ$212.99	+790.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL530K	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.69	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+253.8%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL190.33	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+389.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	+191.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	$84.02 NZ$148.58	-54.8%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 69.6% more for childcare

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	+122.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL105K	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	+29.5%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.32	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+199.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.87	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.48	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+685.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL748.71	$55.32 NZ$97.83	+32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL151.18	$10.22 NZ$18.08	+21.5%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	$58.26 NZ$103.03	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL845.61	$45.94 NZ$81.23	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	$91.03 NZ$160.98	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+16.3%
Average			-9.8%

Chisinau vs. Queenstown - Cost of clothing

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