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
IRR158,509
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
|
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