Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.3 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
$19.31
kr133.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
$12.00
kr82.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$3.60
kr24.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$2.73
kr18.84
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
$2.59
kr17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
$5.70
kr39.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
$6.51
kr44.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
$4.07
kr28.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
$4.95
kr34.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
$1.31
kr9.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
$1.38
kr9.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$1.40
kr9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$1.76
kr12.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.84
kr5.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
$0.78
kr5.38
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
$8.13
kr56.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
$79.32
kr547.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
$39,887.40
kr275,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
$23.16
kr159.84
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
$32.80
kr226.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
$904.62
kr6,242.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
$690.34
kr4,763.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
$160.35
kr1,106.53
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
$419.05
kr2,891.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
$4,842.90
kr33,420.37
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
$6.81
kr46.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
$5.17
kr35.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
$8.52
kr58.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
$36.38
kr251.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
$15.61
kr107.76
|
|
pay 62.9% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
$97.12
kr670.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
$42.49
kr293.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
$98.35
kr678.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
$137.97
kr952.14
|
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