Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 62.0% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Israel, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪68.46
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.55
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.31
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪24.20
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪24.28
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.87
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.15
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.86
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.98
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.08
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.19
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.07
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.87
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪217.44
|
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪61.23
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.95
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.32
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪243.72
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪44.46
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Israel
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪475.93
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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