Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 44.5% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.290
|
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.910
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.570
|
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.410
|
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.450
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.870
|
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.620
|
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.760
|
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.580
|
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.170
|
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,710.740
|
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.260
|
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.730
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND527.520
|
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND405.340
|
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.740
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.480
|
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,382.040
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.630
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.800
|
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.450
|
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.430
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.530
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND280.290
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND181.110
|
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
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