Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 3.0 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
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