Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cyprus vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary
Cyprus is 94.8% more expensive than Moldova overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 95.0% more in Cyprus
- Groceries
-
pay 99.9% more in Cyprus
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Cyprus
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Cyprus
- Childcare
-
pay 42.6% more in Cyprus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cyprus
- Clothing
-
pay 14.7% more in Cyprus
The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Cyprus are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cyprus.
Cyprus vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 95.0% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
MDL150.77
|
$20.12
€17.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
MDL131.93
|
$9.75
€8.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
MDL14.71
|
$1.89
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MDL9.89
|
$1.21
€1.04
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of restaurants
pay 99.9% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
MDL7.77
|
$1.88
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
MDL88.09
|
$6.69
€5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
MDL77.22
|
$7.00
€6.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
MDL36.27
|
$4.10
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
MDL41.28
|
$3.92
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MDL6.95
|
$1.31
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL14.60
|
$0.93
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MDL13.82
|
$0.95
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
MDL16.37
|
$1.46
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.77
|
$0.70
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MDL4.53
|
$0.64
€0.55
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of groceries
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
MDL89.77
|
$6.18
€5.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.10
MDL273.99
|
$46.72
€40.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,784.24
MDL540,794.63
|
$28,511.28
€24,485.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
MDL71.59
|
$24.11
€20.71
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of transportation
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.63
MDL180.91
|
$32.65
€28.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$424.82
MDL7,228.07
|
$937.67
€805.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$315.71
MDL5,371.61
|
$792.94
€680.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.05
MDL1,770.38
|
$155.25
€133.33
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of housing
pay 42.6% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.41
MDL5,349.57
|
$488.86
€419.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,362.73
MDL108,259.03
|
$8,259.50
€7,093.35
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of childcare
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
MDL27.40
|
$3.76
€3.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MDL28.63
|
$3.93
€3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
MDL57.23
|
$5.39
€4.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.99
MDL544.34
|
$68.78
€59.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MDL92.28
|
$11.83
€10.16
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.94
MDL968.80
|
$83.26
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.36
MDL822.78
|
$51.26
€44.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.20
MDL1,977.16
|
$99.61
€85.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.29
MDL1,604.37
|
$113.98
€97.89
|
|
Moldova vs. Cyprus - Cost of clothing
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