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