Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 25.2% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$7.91
MDL140.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.78
MDL120.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.83
MDL14.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.59
MDL10.40
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.54
MDL9.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.13
MDL90.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.50
MDL79.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.75
|
$2.54
MDL45.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
|
$2.38
MDL42.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.36
MDL6.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.84
MDL14.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.74
MDL13.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
MDL15.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.30
MDL5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.32
MDL5.64
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.25
|
$5.23
MDL92.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.23
MDL234.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$24,307.77
MDL430,724.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$4.24
MDL75.13
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$10.39
MDL184.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$434.87
MDL7,705.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$331.07
MDL5,866.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$182.16
MDL3,227.79
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$377.26
MDL6,684.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,914.10
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.41
MDL25.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.73
MDL30.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.72
MDL48.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$44.49
MDL788.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$7.35
MDL130.22
|
|
pay 62.0% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$52.76
MDL934.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$46.75
MDL828.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$91.45
MDL1,620.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$123.65
MDL2,191.06
|
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