Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 25.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Greece, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.53
|
$7.91
MDL139.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.24
|
$6.78
MDL119.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.80
|
$0.83
MDL14.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.59
MDL10.31
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.24
|
$0.54
MDL9.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.96
|
$5.13
MDL90.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.54
|
$4.50
MDL79.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.74
|
$2.54
MDL44.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.90
|
$2.38
MDL41.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.36
MDL6.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.84
MDL14.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.74
MDL12.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.89
MDL15.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.30
MDL5.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.32
MDL5.60
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.13
|
$5.23
MDL91.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.68
|
$13.23
MDL232.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,396.73
|
$24,307.77
MDL427,053.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.38
|
$4.24
MDL74.49
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€28.99
|
$10.39
MDL182.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€483.52
|
$434.87
MDL7,640.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€371.36
|
$331.07
MDL5,816.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€162.97
|
$182.16
MDL3,200.28
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€320.52
|
$377.26
MDL6,627.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,084.47
|
$4,340.62
MDL76,258.58
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$1.41
MDL24.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.21
|
$1.73
MDL30.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.55
|
$2.72
MDL47.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.52
|
$44.49
MDL781.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.16
|
$7.35
MDL129.11
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Greece
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€76.58
|
$52.76
MDL926.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.58
|
$46.75
MDL821.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.30
|
$91.45
MDL1,606.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.02
|
$123.65
MDL2,172.39
|
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