Cost of living comparison

United States

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Moldova

Balti vs. College Park Cost of Living Summary

Balti is 63.6% cheaper than College Park.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Balti
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Balti
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Balti
Housing: pay 80.0% less in Balti
Childcare: pay 94.4% less in Balti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% less in Balti
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Balti

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Balti.

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Balti vs. College Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Balti instead of College Park, you would:

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	College Park	Balti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$8.41 MDL151.18	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$10.52 MDL188.98	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$1.08 MDL19.49	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75	$0.67 MDL12.09	-61.5%
Average			-36.8%

College Park vs. Balti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	College Park	Balti
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56	$0.48 MDL8.57	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.14	$3.37 MDL60.47	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35	$4.67 MDL83.94	+39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03	$2.22 MDL39.91	+9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00	$2.12 MDL38.08	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.46 MDL8.23	-84.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58	$1.02 MDL18.29	+75.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.33	$0.84 MDL15.06	-74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.50	$1.05 MDL18.95	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.25	$0.34 MDL6.03	-85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.23 MDL4.11	-84.7%
Average			-55.4%

College Park vs. Balti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	College Park	Balti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59	$6.01 MDL107.94	+67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.83 MDL302.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,227.00	$33,658.64 MDL605K	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16	$4.82 MDL86.68	-76.1%
Average			+2.1%

College Park vs. Balti - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.0% less for housing

	College Park	Balti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.33	$11.22 MDL201.58	-83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,283.33	$392.43 MDL7,050.49	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,100.00	$280.49 MDL5,039.39	-86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.44	$171.59 MDL3,082.92	-7.5%
Average			-80.0%

College Park vs. Balti - Cost of housing

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pay 94.4% less for childcare

	College Park	Balti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,000.00	$112.20 MDL2,015.76	-94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,236.33 MDL94,078.34
Average			-94.4%

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pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports

	College Park	Balti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$1.12 MDL20.16	-82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50	$1.74 MDL31.24	-61.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11	$3.37 MDL60.47	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$36.46 MDL655.12	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$7.57 MDL136.06	-49.5%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	College Park	Balti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$44.88 MDL806.30	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50	$33.66 MDL604.73	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.33	$56.10 MDL1,007.88	-52.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.75	$50.49 MDL907.09	-62.5%
Average			-35.4%

College Park vs. Balti - Cost of clothing

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