Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 54.5% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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