Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in France instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL113.80
|
$15.64
€14.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL118.75
|
$10.86
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL15.85
|
$2.73
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.04
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.05
|
$1.71
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL84.41
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL81.31
|
$4.52
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.09
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL41.98
|
$5.82
€5.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.29
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.36
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.35
|
$1.47
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.39
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.40
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL89.15
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL231.55
|
$50.39
€47.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL460,136.90
|
$31,262.62
€29,166.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL80.15
|
$17.66
€16.47
|
|
pay 74.3% more for housing
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL184.62
|
$30.07
€28.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,095.66
|
$750.17
€699.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,793.50
|
$604.38
€563.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,042.62
|
$140.10
€130.70
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,586.57
|
$690.26
€643.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL93,679.28
|
$9,163.56
€8,549.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.26
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.33
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL49.48
|
$11.83
€11.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL753.39
|
$35.91
€33.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL103.90
|
$12.10
€11.29
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Moldova
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,123.42
|
$89.62
€83.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL865.85
|
$37.76
€35.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,688.82
|
$91.52
€85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,223.72
|
$126.90
€118.39
|
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