Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 38.2% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 21.5% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.83
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.86
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.84
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.99
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$243.00
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$379.11
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.89
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.20
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.47
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.45
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.03
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.20
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.28
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.47
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.30
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.77
|
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,679.55
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.28
|
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$760.08
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,438.77
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,674.05
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.76
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,869.34
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,377.70
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.92
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.46
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.07
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.77
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.25
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,161.63
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,004.10
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.93
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,643.94
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
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