Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 93.6% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Chad, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
|
pay 23.5% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
|
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