Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 18.6% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
|
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