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St. George's vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 26.2% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 46.6% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 78.3% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 44.9% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 63.5% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL154.46	$7.40 EC$20.00	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL133.87	$8.33 EC$22.50	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.07	$1.85 EC$5.00	+111.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.75	$1.57 EC$4.25	+152.3%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Chisinau	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.00	$1.69 EC$4.57	+191.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL91.17	$5.00 EC$13.52	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL80.96	$14.71 EC$39.75	+213.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL45.50	$4.07 EC$11.00	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL43.94	$2.60 EC$7.04	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL6.96	$1.20 EC$3.25	+198.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.62	$0.84 EC$2.27	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.72	$0.79 EC$2.13	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.39	$1.34 EC$3.63	+41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.18	$0.71 EC$1.91	+96.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.54	$0.71 EC$1.91	+168.4%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 46.6% more for transportation

	Chisinau	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL92.51	$5.12 EC$13.85	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL240.96	$37.00 EC$100.00	+164.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL542K	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL77.23	??
Average			+46.6%

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Chisinau	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL181.18	$46.87 EC$126.67	+346.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,647.85	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,503.05	$289.85 EC$783.33	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,245.68	$159.51 EC$431.09	+22.5%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Chisinau	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,021.31	$55.50 EC$150.00	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL115K	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-64.9%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL30.89	$2.04 EC$5.50	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL31.84	$4.44 EC$12.00	+140.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL57.67	$1.85 EC$5.00	-44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL680.35	$37.00 EC$100.00	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL133.87	$11.10 EC$30.00	+43.0%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 44.9% less for clothing

	Chisinau	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,148.09	$25.90 EC$70.00	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL928.03	$44.40 EC$120.00	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL1,992.11	$42.55 EC$115.00	-63.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,105.50	$75.85 EC$205.00	-37.9%
Average			-44.9%

Chisinau vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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