Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 79.4% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$8.52
kn60.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$6.13
kn43.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$2.16
kn15.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$1.50
kn10.60
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.13
kn7.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$4.86
kn34.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$4.14
kn29.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.69
kn19.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$3.85
kn27.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$0.62
kn4.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.69
kn4.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.72
kn5.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.87
kn6.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.39
kn2.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.39
kn2.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$6.36
kn44.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$38.83
kn274.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$24,017.38
kn169,811.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$9.47
kn66.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$25.52
kn180.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$392.48
kn2,774.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$314.33
kn2,222.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$131.44
kn929.30
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$141.70
kn1,001.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$5,525.70
kn39,068.72
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$2.50
kn17.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$1.75
kn12.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$4.85
kn34.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$38.92
kn275.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$5.67
kn40.08
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Croatia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$70.94
kn501.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$34.29
kn242.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$78.37
kn554.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$81.35
kn575.16
|
|
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