Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.6 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Japan instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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