Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 55.2% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 66.1% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 42.5% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 88.7% more for housing
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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