Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 51.2% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Malta, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
|
pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
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