Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 22.5% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
FCFA8,458
|
$7.91
MDL139.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,399
|
$6.78
MDL119.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
FCFA1,266
|
$0.83
MDL14.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA905
|
$0.59
MDL10.33
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
FCFA927
|
$0.54
MDL9.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
FCFA2,787
|
$5.13
MDL90.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
FCFA4,317
|
$4.50
MDL79.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
FCFA2,126
|
$2.54
MDL44.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,339
|
$2.38
MDL41.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
FCFA869
|
$0.36
MDL6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
FCFA621
|
$0.84
MDL14.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
FCFA1,381
|
$0.74
MDL12.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
FCFA790
|
$0.89
MDL15.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA801
|
$0.30
MDL5.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
FCFA781
|
$0.32
MDL5.61
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
FCFA3,121
|
$5.23
MDL92.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
FCFA13,135
|
$13.23
MDL232.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.40
FCFA17,271,490
|
$24,307.77
MDL428,031.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.24
FCFA12,229
|
$4.24
MDL74.66
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$156.50
FCFA94,558
|
$10.39
MDL183.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.70
FCFA622,757
|
$434.87
MDL7,657.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$381.29
FCFA230,376
|
$331.07
MDL5,829.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA276,094
|
$182.16
MDL3,207.61
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA129,388
|
$377.26
MDL6,643.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,081,454
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,433.15
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.85
FCFA1,723
|
$1.41
MDL24.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
FCFA2,527
|
$1.73
MDL30.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
FCFA2,115
|
$2.72
MDL47.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.25
FCFA45,467
|
$44.49
MDL783.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
FCFA6,042
|
$7.35
MDL129.40
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.42
FCFA21,399
|
$52.76
MDL929.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
FCFA21,483
|
$46.75
MDL823.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA55,721
|
$91.45
MDL1,610.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.00
FCFA54,379
|
$123.65
MDL2,177.36
|
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