Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Moldova

Moldova vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 35.5% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Moldova
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Moldova
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 15.3% more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Moldova
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Moldova

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare in Moldova are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Moldova.

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Moldova vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moldova instead of Nigeria, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$9.35 MDL167.98	+327.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$8.74 MDL157.06	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$1.02 MDL18.32	+186.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.67 MDL12.05	+112.9%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$0.51 MDL9.13	-46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$3.87 MDL69.59	+73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$4.41 MDL79.21	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$2.31 MDL41.48	+55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$2.20 MDL39.50	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$0.45 MDL8.11	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.93 MDL16.65	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$0.87 MDL15.67	+63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$1.04 MDL18.65	+55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.31 MDL5.63	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.23 MDL4.22	-59.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$6.15 MDL110.50	+155.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$17.07 MDL306.73	-19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$32,274.90 MDL580K	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$4.30 MDL77.27	-37.5%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Nigeria	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$10.64 MDL191.11	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$414.42 MDL7,445.70	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$301.91 MDL5,424.26	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$134.34 MDL2,413.65	+142.0%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 15.3% more for childcare

	Nigeria	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$219.48 MDL3,943.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$5,438.11 MDL97,703.64	+33.0%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$1.50 MDL26.88	+102.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$1.77 MDL31.77	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$3.38 MDL60.81	+199.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$31.66 MDL568.73	+66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$6.45 MDL115.91	+46.7%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$52.78 MDL948.25	+293.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$38.13 MDL685.02	+82.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$92.27 MDL1,657.83	+168.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$66.57 MDL1,196.02	+65.7%
Average			+137.6%

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