Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 5.3% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
$7.91
MDL139.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$6.78
MDL119.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$5.13
MDL90.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$4.50
MDL79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$2.54
MDL44.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$2.38
MDL41.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.84
MDL14.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$0.74
MDL12.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.89
MDL15.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$5.23
MDL92.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$13.23
MDL232.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$24,307.77
MDL428,031.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$4.24
MDL74.66
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$10.39
MDL183.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$434.87
MDL7,657.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$331.07
MDL5,829.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
$182.16
MDL3,207.61
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$377.26
MDL6,643.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,433.15
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$1.41
MDL24.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$1.73
MDL30.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$2.72
MDL47.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$44.49
MDL783.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
$7.35
MDL129.40
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$52.76
MDL929.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$46.75
MDL823.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$91.45
MDL1,610.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$123.65
MDL2,177.36
|
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