Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 8.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 68.7% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
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