Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.3 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Norway instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$17.76
kr195.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$2.93
kr32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$2.64
kr29.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$5.47
kr60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$7.09
kr78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$5.56
kr61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.28
kr14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.99
kr10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$1.26
kr13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$1.66
kr18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.92
kr10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$1.02
kr11.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$7.56
kr83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$69.76
kr768.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$21.33
kr235.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$8.74
kr96.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$4.01
kr44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$41.00
kr451.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$12.96
kr142.82
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
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