Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 30.3% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Malta, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$7.91
MDL140.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$6.78
MDL120.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$0.83
MDL14.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.59
MDL10.42
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.54
MDL9.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$5.13
MDL91.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$4.50
MDL80.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$2.54
MDL45.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$2.38
MDL42.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.36
MDL6.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.84
MDL15.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.74
MDL13.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.89
MDL15.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.30
MDL5.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.32
MDL5.66
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$5.23
MDL92.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
$13.23
MDL234.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
$24,307.77
MDL431,775.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$4.24
MDL75.31
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
$10.39
MDL184.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$434.87
MDL7,724.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$331.07
MDL5,880.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$182.16
MDL3,235.67
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$377.26
MDL6,701.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$4,340.62
MDL77,101.74
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$1.41
MDL25.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$1.73
MDL30.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$2.72
MDL48.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
$44.49
MDL790.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$7.35
MDL130.54
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Malta
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$52.76
MDL937.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$46.75
MDL830.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$91.45
MDL1,624.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$123.65
MDL2,196.41
|
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