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Chisinau vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 40.0% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 90.9% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 46.4% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 79.8% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 75.1% more in Chisinau

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Havana. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Chisinau. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 90.9% more for restaurants

	Havana	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.71 CUC3.71	$11.22 MDL200.58	+202.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.70 MDL155.45	+73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 CUC1.70	$1.21 MDL21.60	-28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.89 MDL15.92	-10.9%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Havana	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 CUC1.49	$0.71 MDL12.71	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.22 CUC2.22	$4.89 MDL87.39	+120.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.20 CUC14.20	$4.73 MDL84.61	-66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 CUC3.71	$2.79 MDL49.81	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CUC2.07	$2.36 MDL42.13	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$0.44 MDL7.83	-84.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CUC0.48	$0.87 MDL15.60	+80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CUC1.79	$0.94 MDL16.79	-47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CUC1.04	$1.01 MDL17.97	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 CUC1.73	$0.31 MDL5.58	-81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85 CUC1.85	$0.25 MDL4.40	-86.7%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Havana	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 CUC4.83	$6.44 MDL115.06	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$13.52 MDL241.70	-39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-50.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.20 CUC6.20	$4.94 MDL88.26	-20.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Havana	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.21 CUC90.21	$10.59 MDL189.39	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.03 CUC254.03	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+167.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.40 CUC214.40	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+103.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.20 CUC36.20	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+413.5%
Average			+126.0%

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pay 79.8% more for childcare

	Havana	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+287.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-16.5%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 CUC1.60	$2.24 MDL40.12	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 CUC1.11	$2.16 MDL38.67	+94.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 CUC2.00	$3.42 MDL61.18	+71.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.00 CUC19.00	$41.67 MDL745.01	+119.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$8.41 MDL150.43	+890.0%
Average			+178.4%

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pay 75.1% more for clothing

	Havana	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00 CUC37.00	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+115.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 CUC37.00	$47.07 MDL841.43	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.67 CUC68.67	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+66.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.00 CUC56.00	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+106.4%
Average			+75.1%

Havana vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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