Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 37.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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