Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 20.3% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 59.6% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Chisinau

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Moroni, you would:

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pay 42.3% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,716	$11.22 MDL200.58	+82.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,511	$8.70 MDL155.45	+9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF439	$1.21 MDL21.60	+21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF284	$0.89 MDL15.92	+38.3%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 59.6% less for groceries

	Moroni	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$0.71 MDL12.71	+25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,699	$4.89 MDL87.39	+26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,190	$4.73 MDL84.61	-71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,212	$2.79 MDL49.81	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.36 MDL42.13
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,008	$0.44 MDL7.83	-80.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.87 MDL15.60
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.94 MDL16.79
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF824	$1.01 MDL17.97	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF900	$0.31 MDL5.58	-84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF618	$0.25 MDL4.40	-82.5%
Average			-59.6%

Moroni vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	Moroni	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,028	$6.44 MDL115.06	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,197	$13.52 MDL241.70	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,777	$4.94 MDL88.26	-42.4%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Moroni	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,520	$10.59 MDL189.39	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF321K	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF267K	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,761	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+117.1%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Moroni	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF176K	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-58.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF459	$2.24 MDL40.12	+115.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF775	$2.16 MDL38.67	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.42 MDL61.18
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.67 MDL745.01
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,869	$8.41 MDL150.43	+29.3%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Moroni	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,665	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,665	$47.07 MDL841.43	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,393	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,529	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+35.8%
Average			+9.8%

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