Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 55.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Germany, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Germany
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
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