Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 17.9% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
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