Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 66.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
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