Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 50.3% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Moldova
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
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