Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 58.8% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.70
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.45
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.56
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,571.13
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.88
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.37
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.74
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.46
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,464.49
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,721.99
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.59
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.19
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Maryland
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.59
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.45
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
|
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