Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL141.11
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL120.95
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.86
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.58
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL91.43
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL80.32
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.29
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.49
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL15.07
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.15
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL15.86
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.39
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.68
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL93.32
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL235.86
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL433,411.64
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL75.60
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL185.32
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,753.78
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,903.09
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,247.93
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,726.63
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL77,393.91
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.20
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL30.89
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.52
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL793.23
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL131.03
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL940.74
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL833.48
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,630.48
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,204.73
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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