Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.43
|
$19.40
ISK2,665
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.50
|
$16.94
ISK2,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.21
|
$2.81
ISK386
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.29
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.24
|
$2.95
ISK406
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.36
|
$7.27
ISK998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.19
|
$6.01
ISK825
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.88
|
$5.42
ISK744
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.95
|
$8.51
ISK1,169
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.52
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.62
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.67
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.71
|
$1.87
ISK257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.52
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.22
|
$8.36
ISK1,149
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.92
|
$71.28
ISK9,792
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL470,796.05
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.01
|
$22.04
ISK3,027
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.90
|
$72.17
ISK9,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,283.20
|
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,950.87
|
$1,497.77
ISK205,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,113.11
|
$58.01
ISK7,970
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,739.15
|
$258.16
ISK35,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,849.38
|
$5,993.99
ISK823,455
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.78
|
$9.19
ISK1,262
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.92
|
$4.65
ISK639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.62
|
$11.76
ISK1,615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL770.84
|
$61.46
ISK8,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.31
|
$14.35
ISK1,971
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,149.45
|
$111.23
ISK15,281
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL885.91
|
$59.69
ISK8,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,727.94
|
$148.00
ISK20,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,275.23
|
$184.49
ISK25,346
|
|
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