Cost of living comparison

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Moldova vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Moldova is 24.2% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in Moldova
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Moldova
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Moldova
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Moldova
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Moldova
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Moldova
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Moldova

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Moldova are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Moldova. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moldova.

Moldova vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moldova instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Moldova
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$8.86 MDL150.08	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$7.75 MDL131.33	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.86 MDL14.65	-38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.58 MDL9.85	-20.2%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Yemen	Moldova
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.46 MDL7.73	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.18 MDL87.68	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$4.54 MDL76.86	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.13 MDL36.10	-59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.43 MDL41.09	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.41 MDL6.92	-83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.86 MDL14.53	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.81 MDL13.76	-55.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.96 MDL16.29	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.34 MDL5.74	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.27 MDL4.51	-69.2%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Yemen	Moldova
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$5.28 MDL89.36	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$16.10 MDL272.74	-79.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$31,784.24 MDL538,319.30	+90.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$4.21 MDL71.27	-85.3%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Yemen	Moldova
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$10.63 MDL180.09	-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$424.82 MDL7,194.99	+83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$315.71 MDL5,347.02	+90.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$104.05 MDL1,762.28	+80.1%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Moldova
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$314.41 MDL5,325.09	+306.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$6,362.73 MDL107,763.51	+182.8%
Average			+244.6%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Moldova
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$1.61 MDL27.27	-29.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.68 MDL28.50	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$3.36 MDL56.97	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$31.99 MDL541.85	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$5.42 MDL91.86	-3.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Yemen	Moldova
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$56.94 MDL964.36	+7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$48.36 MDL819.02	-57.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$116.20 MDL1,968.11	+54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$94.29 MDL1,597.02	+20.0%
Average			+6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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