Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 30.6% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Burma, you would:
pay 79.7% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$7.91
MDL138.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$6.78
MDL119.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$0.83
MDL14.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$0.59
MDL10.30
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$0.54
MDL9.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$5.13
MDL90.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,276
|
$4.50
MDL79.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$2.54
MDL44.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$2.38
MDL41.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$0.36
MDL6.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.84
MDL14.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.74
MDL12.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$0.89
MDL15.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.30
MDL5.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.32
MDL5.59
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,835
|
$5.23
MDL91.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,706
|
$13.23
MDL232.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,692,781
|
$24,307.77
MDL426,604.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,314
|
$4.24
MDL74.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,037
|
$10.39
MDL182.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,921
|
$434.87
MDL7,631.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,775
|
$331.07
MDL5,810.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,925
|
$182.16
MDL3,196.91
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,210
|
$377.26
MDL6,620.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,378,027
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,178.28
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$1.41
MDL24.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$1.73
MDL30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$2.72
MDL47.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,770
|
$44.49
MDL780.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,181
|
$7.35
MDL128.97
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Burma
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,928
|
$52.76
MDL925.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,668
|
$46.75
MDL820.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,711
|
$91.45
MDL1,604.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,590
|
$123.65
MDL2,170.10
|
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