Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 4.3 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.80
MDL50.50
|
$15.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.33
MDL59.96
|
$8.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
MDL11.55
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
MDL7.31
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.34
MDL6.08
|
$2.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
MDL53.92
|
$5.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
MDL50.07
|
$3.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
MDL21.24
|
$2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
MDL26.90
|
$3.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
MDL4.93
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MDL8.79
|
$0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
MDL8.53
|
$2.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MDL9.67
|
$2.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
MDL3.50
|
$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
MDL3.20
|
$1.36
|
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pay 4.9 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
MDL80.21
|
$4.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.85
MDL177.44
|
$109.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.72
MDL316,053.68
|
$24,281.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.31
MDL41.66
|
$14.02
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.85
MDL159.45
|
$73.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.70
MDL3,902.05
|
$1,478.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.44
MDL2,474.92
|
$1,176.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.24
MDL1,228.71
|
$130.42
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.10
MDL3,657.16
|
$1,208.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,196.92
MDL57,566.83
|
$18,262.97
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
MDL17.36
|
$6.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
MDL18.80
|
$4.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
MDL34.77
|
$7.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.84
MDL375.21
|
$47.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
MDL74.82
|
$12.56
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.56
MDL802.34
|
$43.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.72
MDL535.21
|
$35.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.55
MDL1,288.49
|
$79.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.67
MDL1,416.53
|
$99.24
|
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