Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 46.3% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Spain, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
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