Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 27.8% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF832
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF321
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF903
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF341
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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