Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 60.3% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Guam, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 74.4% less for groceries
Guam
|
Moldova
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.56
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.69
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.81
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Guam
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.41
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 82.7% less for housing
Guam
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.27
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,304.42
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,073.96
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$283.31
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Guam
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.08
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,850.00
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Moldova
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.09
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$115.38
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Guam
|
Moldova
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.17
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.75
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.17
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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