Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 82.2% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
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