Cost of living comparison
Chisinau is 26.1% more expensive than Dnipropetrovsk.
If you lived in Chisinau instead of Dnipropetrovsk, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
UAH268.87
|
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$5.51
MDL97.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.76
MDL13.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UAH17.79
|
$0.55
MDL9.67
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
UAH20.86
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
UAH146.41
|
$4.66
MDL82.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
UAH138.33
|
$3.96
MDL70.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
UAH60.44
|
$2.23
MDL39.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.65
UAH65.44
|
$2.25
MDL39.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.23
UAH9.17
|
$0.34
MDL5.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
UAH24.05
|
$0.74
MDL13.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UAH22.19
|
$0.66
MDL11.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
UAH32.47
|
$0.83
MDL14.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.87
|
$0.29
MDL5.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
UAH12.53
|
$0.24
MDL4.29
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
UAH181.07
|
$5.92
MDL105.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.82
UAH467.59
|
$12.90
MDL228.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,252.96
UAH919,520.65
|
$16,591.04
MDL294,220.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.26
UAH208.00
|
$10.03
MDL177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$346.40
UAH13,698.00
|
$345.40
MDL6,125.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$218.29
UAH8,632.00
|
$268.91
MDL4,768.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.72
UAH2,598.68
|
$149.23
MDL2,646.45
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$247.03
UAH9,768.77
|
$323.58
MDL5,738.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,188.93
UAH284,280.65
|
$3,292.25
MDL58,383.80
|
|
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$1.38
MDL24.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
UAH46.50
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.99
UAH78.51
|
$2.48
MDL43.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.41
UAH728.09
|
$32.23
MDL571.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
UAH118.30
|
$6.61
MDL117.30
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Dnipropetrovsk
|
Chisinau
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.21
UAH1,392.38
|
$52.00
MDL922.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.32
UAH1,317.44
|
$35.49
MDL629.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.82
UAH2,484.31
|
$96.68
MDL1,714.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.40
UAH3,337.52
|
$112.25
MDL1,990.68
|
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