Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 46.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Greece, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
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