Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.4 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Iran, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
|
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