Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 26.4% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$7.91
MDL138.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.78
MDL119.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.83
MDL14.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.59
MDL10.30
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.54
MDL9.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.13
MDL90.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.50
MDL79.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.54
MDL44.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.38
MDL41.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.36
MDL6.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.84
MDL14.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.74
MDL12.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.89
MDL15.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.30
MDL5.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.32
MDL5.59
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.23
MDL91.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$13.23
MDL232.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$24,307.77
MDL426,604.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$4.24
MDL74.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$10.39
MDL182.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$434.87
MDL7,631.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$331.07
MDL5,810.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$182.16
MDL3,196.91
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$377.26
MDL6,620.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,178.28
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.41
MDL24.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.73
MDL30.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.72
MDL47.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$44.49
MDL780.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.35
MDL128.97
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$52.76
MDL925.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$46.75
MDL820.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$91.45
MDL1,604.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$123.65
MDL2,170.10
|
|
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