Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 53.7% cheaper than South Carolina.
If you lived in Moldova instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.18
|
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.06
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
|
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.83
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
|
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.20
|
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,663.18
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
|
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.55
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,496.22
|
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,091.77
|
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.97
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$885.76
|
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,849.60
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
|
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.35
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
|
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
|
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
South Carolina
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.35
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.42
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.39
|
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
|
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