Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.4 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$7.53
€7.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$1.90
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$4.70
€4.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$3.21
€3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$5.96
€5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$44.14
€41.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$25,507.23
€23,922.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$20.75
€19.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$41.07
€38.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$765.75
€718.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$572.23
€536.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$124.02
€116.31
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$327.88
€307.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$6,992.32
€6,557.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$3.41
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$4.86
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$52.35
€49.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$79.61
€74.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$40.36
€37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$88.12
€82.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$104.36
€97.87
|
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