Cost of living comparison
Albania is 32.8% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Albania instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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