Cost of living comparison
Albania is 36.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Albania instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 54.6% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
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