Cost of living comparison
Greece is 60.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Greece instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
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Moldova
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL139.42
|
$14.81
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL119.51
|
$9.01
€8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.68
|
$1.97
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL90.34
|
$6.52
€5.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL79.36
|
$6.06
€5.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL44.75
|
$4.09
€3.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL41.99
|
$4.27
€3.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL14.89
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.67
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.33
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL92.21
|
$7.81
€7.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL233.04
|
$41.23
€37.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL428,232.90
|
$27,791.92
€25,306.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL74.69
|
$14.64
€13.33
|
|
pay 61.9% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL183.11
|
$31.73
€28.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,661.13
|
$529.13
€481.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,832.55
|
$406.38
€370.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,209.12
|
$178.34
€162.40
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,646.25
|
$350.75
€319.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL76,469.14
|
$6,658.30
€6,062.92
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL24.90
|
$4.23
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
$3.51
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL47.94
|
$4.98
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL783.75
|
$46.53
€42.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL129.47
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
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pay 4.9% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL929.50
|
$83.80
€76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL823.52
|
$41.12
€37.45
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,611.00
|
$86.78
€79.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,178.39
|
$96.32
€87.71
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