Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 42.6% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Moldova instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.70
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.26
|
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€3.04
|
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
€5.20
|
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.13
€37.64
|
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,638.17
€22,169.43
|
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.79
€18.56
|
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.62
€30.59
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$563.47
€528.46
|
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$467.27
€438.23
|
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.81
€51.41
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.15
€336.84
|
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,497.25
€5,155.68
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
€72.18
|
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
€7.48
|
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.46
€77.34
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.96
€72.18
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
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