Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 63.4% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Moldova
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
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