Cost of living comparison
Spain is 63.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Spain instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.91
MDL142.36
|
$13.31
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
MDL122.03
|
$8.95
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
MDL14.99
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MDL10.56
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
MDL9.66
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MDL92.25
|
$6.20
€5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.50
MDL81.03
|
$4.19
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.54
MDL45.69
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MDL42.87
|
$3.26
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.51
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MDL15.20
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.27
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
MDL16.00
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.44
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MDL5.73
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MDL94.15
|
$6.53
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.23
MDL237.95
|
$35.45
€32.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,307.77
MDL437,258.13
|
$33,659.33
€31,164.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.24
MDL76.27
|
$14.39
€13.32
|
|
pay 93.9% more for housing
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.39
MDL186.97
|
$33.81
€31.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$434.87
MDL7,822.59
|
$828.43
€767.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$331.07
MDL5,955.48
|
$665.31
€615.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.16
MDL3,276.76
|
$106.67
€98.76
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.26
MDL6,786.33
|
$381.14
€352.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,340.62
MDL78,080.77
|
$7,410.38
€6,861.08
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.41
MDL25.42
|
$2.76
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
MDL31.16
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
MDL48.95
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.49
MDL800.27
|
$43.03
€39.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.35
MDL132.19
|
$8.46
€7.84
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.76
MDL949.09
|
$73.08
€67.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.75
MDL840.88
|
$31.46
€29.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.45
MDL1,644.95
|
$75.09
€69.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.65
MDL2,224.30
|
$91.97
€85.15
|
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