Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Slovenia

Slovenia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 62.5% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% more in Slovenia
Groceries: pay 71.5% more in Slovenia
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Slovenia
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Slovenia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Slovenia
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Slovenia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Slovenia are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Slovenia.

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Slovenia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Moldova, you would:

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pay 41.7% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.35 MDL167.15	$12.13 €10.83	+29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 MDL156.28	$9.13 €8.15	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MDL18.23	$2.96 €2.64	+190.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MDL11.99	$2.01 €1.79	+198.9%
Average			+41.7%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.5% more for groceries

	Moldova	Slovenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MDL9.08	$1.92 €1.72	+278.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 MDL69.24	$7.38 €6.59	+90.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 MDL78.82	$5.00 €4.46	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MDL41.28	$3.53 €3.15	+52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MDL39.31	$4.11 €3.67	+86.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 MDL8.07	$0.97 €0.86	+113.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 MDL16.57	$0.78 €0.70	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.59	$0.97 €0.87	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MDL18.56	$1.43 €1.28	+38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.61	$0.57 €0.51	+82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 MDL4.20	$0.75 €0.67	+219.4%
Average			+71.5%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Moldova	Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 MDL109.96	$6.54 €5.84	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MDL305.22	$31.91 €28.49	+86.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,274.90 MDL577K	$29,069.45 €25,956.03	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.30 MDL76.89	$12.08 €10.79	+180.9%
Average			+28.4%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Moldova	Slovenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.64 MDL190.16	$31.37 €28.01	+194.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.42 MDL7,408.91	$700.62 €625.58	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.91 MDL5,397.46	$567.03 €506.30	+87.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.34 MDL2,401.73	$222.83 €198.96	+65.9%
Average			+80.8%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Moldova	Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.48 MDL3,923.84	$502.99 €449.11	+129.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,438.11 MDL97,220.90	$11,296.89 €10,086.96	+107.7%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 MDL26.74	$3.39 €3.03	+126.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 MDL31.61	$2.27 €2.02	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.38 MDL60.51	$5.95 €5.31	+75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.66 MDL565.92	$43.78 €39.09	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MDL115.33	$8.31 €7.42	+28.9%
Average			+51.3%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Moldova	Slovenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.78 MDL943.56	$102.19 €91.25	+93.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.13 MDL681.64	$37.08 €33.10	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 MDL1,649.64	$110.79 €98.92	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.57 MDL1,190.11	$131.81 €117.69	+98.0%
Average			+45.5%

Moldova vs. Slovenia - Cost of clothing

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