Cost of living comparison
Romania is 43.4% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Romania instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$6.92
RON32.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$1.30
RON6.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$1.20
RON5.58
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$3.06
RON14.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$4.98
RON23.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$2.23
RON10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.43
RON2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.59
RON2.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.58
RON2.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.87
RON4.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$6.47
RON30.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$18.36
RON85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$5.47
RON25.42
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$212.37
RON986.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
|
pay 38.2% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$1.58
RON7.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$1.81
RON8.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$35.37
RON164.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$6.08
RON28.27
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$77.90
RON362.02
|
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