Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. San Marino
  3. Moldova
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
MDL

Moldova is 40.8% cheaper than San Marino.

If you lived in Moldova instead of San Marino, you would:
local_dining

pay 19.3% less for restaurants

  San Marino help_outline Moldova help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
€14.47
$6.23
MDL112.12
-62.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.88
€5.16
$5.95
MDL107.19
+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.18
€1.03
$0.90
MDL16.21
-23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.59
€0.52
$0.63
MDL11.38
+7.3%
Average -19.3%
San Marino vs. Moldova - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 49.7% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.18
€1.03
$0.39
MDL7.03
-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.07
€6.20
$4.14
MDL74.54
-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
€4.30
$2.76
MDL49.63
-43.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.40
€2.98
$1.08
MDL19.36
-68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.14
€1.88
$1.36
MDL24.57
-36.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.86
€0.75
$0.34
MDL6.20
-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.07
€0.94
$0.53
MDL9.60
-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.51
MDL9.24
-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.80
€0.70
$0.56
MDL10.03
-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.53
€0.47
$0.30
MDL5.36
-44.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.95
€0.83
$0.29
MDL5.27
-69.1%
Average -49.7%
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drive_eta

pay 50.5% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.69
€5.87
$3.81
MDL68.58
-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass $58.94
€51.69
$11.00
MDL198.16
-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,861.85
€16,539.98
$18,425.08
MDL331,780.22
-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $10.61
€9.30
$2.64
MDL47.58
-75.1%
Average -50.5%
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home

pay 63.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $58.94
€51.69
$10.13
MDL182.50
-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $884.15
€775.31
$238.78
MDL4,299.70
-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $648.38
€568.56
$151.43
MDL2,726.76
-76.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $90.15
€79.05
$71.75
MDL1,291.94
-20.4%
Average -63.2%
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child_care

pay 78.0% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $982.39
€861.46
$216.43
MDL3,897.21
-78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,747.50
MDL67,481.22
Average -78.0%
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gamepad

pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
€2.74
$1.10
MDL19.72
-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
€1.45
$1.18
MDL21.25
-28.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.88
MDL33.81
Monthly membership at local gym $59.20
€51.91
$23.38
MDL420.98
-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.78
€5.94
$4.48
MDL80.60
-34.0%
Average -47.0%
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store

pay 22.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $47.15
€41.35
$46.29
MDL833.56
-1.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.47
€25.84
$33.10
MDL596.09
+12.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $58.94
€51.69
$70.94
MDL1,277.39
+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $56.59
€49.62
$89.16
MDL1,605.50
+57.6%
Average +22.1%
San Marino vs. Moldova - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2021
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