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Moldova vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 67.5% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Moldova
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Moldova
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 34.0% more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Moldova

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

Moldova vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moldova instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 63.7% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES483.41	$8.86 MDL151.18	+136.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.39	$7.75 MDL132.29	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.33	$0.86 MDL14.75	+61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.44	$0.58 MDL9.92	+30.8%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Kenya	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES69.90	$0.46 MDL7.79	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES564.41	$5.18 MDL88.32	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES325.73	$4.54 MDL77.43	+80.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES206.96	$2.13 MDL36.37	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.35	$2.43 MDL41.39	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.39	$0.41 MDL6.97	-62.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.80	$0.86 MDL14.63	+114.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.73	$0.81 MDL13.86	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.14	$0.96 MDL16.41	+202.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.15	$0.34 MDL5.79	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.60	$0.27 MDL4.54	-27.7%
Average			+33.5%

Kenya vs. Moldova - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Kenya	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.62	$5.28 MDL90.01	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,413.83	$16.10 MDL274.73	-39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,498,557.78	$31,784.24 MDL542,257.24	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,775.38	$4.21 MDL71.79	-69.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kenya	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,827.02	$10.63 MDL181.40	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,074.79	$424.82 MDL7,247.62	+119.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,964.78	$315.71 MDL5,386.14	+140.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,162.37	$104.05 MDL1,775.17	+325.3%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 34.0% more for childcare

	Kenya	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,267.29	$314.41 MDL5,364.04	+82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES961,537.73	$6,362.73 MDL108,551.83	-14.5%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.27	$1.61 MDL27.47	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.53	$1.68 MDL28.70	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES361.95	$3.36 MDL57.39	+20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,782.60	$31.99 MDL545.81	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES789.02	$5.42 MDL92.53	-11.2%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,609.84	$56.94 MDL971.42	+357.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,588.06	$48.36 MDL825.01	+141.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,450.84	$116.20 MDL1,982.51	+237.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,256.22	$94.29 MDL1,608.71	+186.3%
Average			+230.6%

Kenya vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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