Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.8 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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