Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 45.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 77.2% more for transportation
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Moldova
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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