Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 53.0% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Texas, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Texas
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
|
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