Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 45.0% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Moldova instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$3.31
MDL58.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$3.86
MDL68.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.67
MDL11.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.48
MDL8.42
|
|
pay 69.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.38
MDL6.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$3.61
MDL63.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$3.00
MDL53.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$1.53
MDL27.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$1.73
MDL30.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$0.30
MDL5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.57
MDL10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.55
MDL9.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$5.01
MDL88.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$15.20
MDL269.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,293.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$3.20
MDL56.74
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$9.47
MDL167.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$226.53
MDL4,010.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$155.30
MDL2,749.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$83.16
MDL1,472.17
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$225.45
MDL3,991.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,097.33
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$1.01
MDL17.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$1.15
MDL20.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$2.14
MDL37.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$24.94
MDL441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$4.49
MDL79.51
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$42.37
MDL750.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$30.63
MDL542.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$77.19
MDL1,366.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$88.31
MDL1,563.45
|
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