Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 16.2% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
$2.37
Rs314.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
$6.33
Rs842.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
$0.41
Rs54.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
$0.17
Rs22.50
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
$0.46
Rs60.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
$3.00
Rs399.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
$2.75
Rs366.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
$1.40
Rs186.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
$1.31
Rs174.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
$0.87
Rs115.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
$0.39
Rs52.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
$0.51
Rs68.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$0.25
Rs33.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
$0.20
Rs26.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
$0.25
Rs32.65
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
$3.88
Rs516.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
$11.23
Rs1,494.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,142,862.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
$6.50
Rs865.54
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
$13.59
Rs1,808.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
$83.37
Rs11,096.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
$55.78
Rs7,424.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
$16.71
Rs2,224.66
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
$58.29
Rs7,758.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
$1,816.14
Rs241,729.74
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
$2.00
Rs266.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
$1.34
Rs178.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
$2.26
Rs300.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
$26.60
Rs3,540.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
$2.58
Rs343.07
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
$15.63
Rs2,080.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
$20.34
Rs2,706.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
$38.52
Rs5,126.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
$28.13
Rs3,743.63
|
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