Cost of living comparison
Italy is 84.9% more expensive than Moldova overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 61.6% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 59.2% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% less in Italy
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Italy are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL110.21
|
$16.15
€14.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL115.00
|
$10.06
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL15.35
|
$2.55
€2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL10.69
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL7.80
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL81.75
|
$6.83
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL78.74
|
$5.53
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL33.02
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL40.65
|
$5.05
€4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.17
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL13.84
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL12.94
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL14.87
|
$1.31
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.22
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.23
|
$0.71
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL86.34
|
$7.22
€6.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL224.25
|
$38.81
€34.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL445,628.60
|
$28,223.13
€24,817.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL77.63
|
$19.13
€16.82
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL178.80
|
$28.87
€25.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL7,840.40
|
$656.19
€577.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,579.29
|
$511.91
€450.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL2,946.69
|
$150.39
€132.24
|
|
pay 59.2% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,378.89
|
$508.72
€447.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL90,725.53
|
$9,465.55
€8,323.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL21.56
|
$5.01
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL24.53
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL47.92
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL729.63
|
$52.12
€45.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL100.63
|
$9.39
€8.26
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,088.00
|
$78.41
€68.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL838.55
|
$33.87
€29.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,635.57
|
$86.07
€75.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,153.60
|
$115.43
€101.50
|
|
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