Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 4.1% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$7.91
MDL139.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$6.78
MDL119.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$5.13
MDL90.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$4.50
MDL79.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.54
MDL44.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.38
MDL41.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.84
MDL14.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.74
MDL12.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.89
MDL15.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$5.23
MDL92.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$13.23
MDL232.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,860.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$4.24
MDL74.63
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$10.39
MDL182.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$434.87
MDL7,654.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$331.07
MDL5,827.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$182.16
MDL3,206.33
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$377.26
MDL6,640.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,402.68
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.41
MDL24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.73
MDL30.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.72
MDL47.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$44.49
MDL783.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$7.35
MDL129.35
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$52.76
MDL928.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$46.75
MDL822.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$91.45
MDL1,609.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$123.65
MDL2,176.49
|
|
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