Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 20.8% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$3.31
MDL58.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$3.86
MDL68.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.67
MDL11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.48
MDL8.48
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.38
MDL6.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.61
MDL64.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$3.00
MDL53.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.53
MDL27.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.57
MDL10.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.55
MDL9.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.59
MDL10.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.22
MDL3.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.20
MDL3.57
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.01
MDL89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.20
MDL270.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,888.83
MDL283,033.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$3.20
MDL57.09
|
|
pay 78.9% less for housing
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$9.47
MDL168.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$226.53
MDL4,035.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$155.30
MDL2,766.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$83.16
MDL1,481.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$225.45
MDL4,016.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,500.21
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.01
MDL18.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.15
MDL20.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$2.14
MDL38.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$24.94
MDL444.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.49
MDL80.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Moldova
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$42.37
MDL754.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$30.63
MDL545.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$77.19
MDL1,374.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$88.31
MDL1,573.12
|
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