Cost of living comparison

Moldova

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 16.8% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 13.3% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Yerevan

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Yerevan are more expensive than in Chisinau.

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Yerevan vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% more for restaurants

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL156.53	$10.44 AMD3,810.93	+16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL135.66	$7.83 AMD2,858.20	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.27	$1.00 AMD363.87	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.89	$0.53 AMD193.00	-15.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 13.3% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.13	$0.83 AMD303.06	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL92.39	$3.82 AMD1,395.07	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL82.04	$6.06 AMD2,212.59	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL46.11	$2.47 AMD902.38	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL44.53	$3.35 AMD1,223.76	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL7.05	$0.61 AMD222.24	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.81	$0.76 AMD278.37	-10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.92	$0.82 AMD298.02	-4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.61	$0.97 AMD353.04	+1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.27	$0.37 AMD136.04	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.60	$0.35 AMD128.33	+33.7%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL93.75	$5.17 AMD1,887.16	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL244.18	$23.49 AMD8,574.59	+68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL549K	$33,670.18 AMD12M	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL78.26	$4.62 AMD1,686.34	+3.2%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 20.4% more for housing

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL183.61	$19.36 AMD7,066.79	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,803.60	$753.04 AMD275K	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,616.75	$552.33 AMD202K	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,275.71	$95.83 AMD34,979.16	-26.4%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,115.19	$346.56 AMD127K	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL116K	$7,090.75 AMD3M	+6.7%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL31.31	$1.83 AMD666.91	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL32.27	$3.39 AMD1,239.17	+83.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL58.44	$2.61 AMD952.73	-21.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL689.45	$94.61 AMD34,535.99	+139.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL135.66	$6.53 AMD2,381.83	-15.9%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Chisinau	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,163.44	$110.06 AMD40,174.35	+65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL940.44	$60.20 AMD21,975.65	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL2,018.74	$138.28 AMD50,474.82	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,133.66	$136.55 AMD49,842.94	+11.9%
Average			+27.2%

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