Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Georgia

Georgia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Georgia is 3.0% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Georgia
Groceries: pay 13.9% more in Georgia
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Georgia
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Georgia
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Georgia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% more in Georgia
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Georgia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Georgia are more expensive than in Moldova. Expenses including transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Georgia.

Planning a move to Georgia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Georgia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgia instead of Moldova, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Georgia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.98	$11.33 GEL29.34	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL157.06	$10.10 GEL26.16	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.32	$1.17 GEL3.04	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL12.05	$0.54 GEL1.39	-19.9%
Average			+13.7%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.9% more for groceries

	Moldova	Georgia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.13	$0.64 GEL1.67	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.59	$4.12 GEL10.66	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL79.21	$7.60 GEL19.67	+72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.48	$2.54 GEL6.57	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.50	$2.81 GEL7.27	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.11	$0.63 GEL1.62	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.65	$0.80 GEL2.07	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.67	$0.71 GEL1.85	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.65	$0.88 GEL2.27	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.63	$0.37 GEL0.97	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.22	$0.30 GEL0.79	+29.8%
Average			+13.9%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Moldova	Georgia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL110.50	$5.29 GEL13.71	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL306.73	$11.61 GEL30.07	-32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL580K	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	-36.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL77.27	$6.23 GEL16.13	+44.8%
Average			-21.8%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.6% less for housing

	Moldova	Georgia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL191.11	$15.72 GEL40.71	+47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	$326.09 GEL844.57	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	$61.77 GEL159.99	-54.0%
Average			-3.6%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Moldova	Georgia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,943.33	$246.66 GEL638.84	+12.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	-17.2%
Average			-3.5%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Georgia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.88	$2.21 GEL5.72	+47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.77	$3.22 GEL8.33	+81.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.81	$3.25 GEL8.41	-4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL568.73	$48.15 GEL124.70	+52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.91	$6.06 GEL15.69	-6.1%
Average			+32.7%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Moldova	Georgia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL948.25	$81.30 GEL210.56	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL685.02	$39.75 GEL102.94	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	$112.51 GEL291.39	+21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	$106.67 GEL276.27	+60.2%
Average			+33.1%

Moldova vs. Georgia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Moldova vs. Georgia

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Georgia?

Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics

Be 8.1 times more likely to be unemployed in Georgia

Size Comparison · See true size

Moldova is about 2.1 times smaller than Georgia.

Moving from Moldova to Georgia · UN DESA 2020

483 people born in Moldova live in Georgia.

More cost comparisons

Moldova vs.

United Kingdom

Moldova vs.

Russia

Moldova vs.

Romania

Moldova vs.

Italy

Moldova vs.

Ukraine

Moldova vs.

United States

Moldova vs.

Germany

Moldova vs.

Portugal

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Chisinau vs. Tbilisi

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Moldova

Add prices for Georgia

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Georgia or Moldova. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.