Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 62.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 1.6% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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