Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 26.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL117.03
|
$8.83
MX$178.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.12
|
$7.25
MX$146.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.30
|
$1.11
MX$22.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.35
|
$0.84
MX$16.87
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$2.35
MX$47.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.81
|
$3.62
MX$73.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.62
|
$5.17
MX$104.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.06
|
$2.18
MX$44.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.17
|
$3.12
MX$63.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.70
|
$0.57
MX$11.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.74
|
$0.71
MX$14.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.79
|
$0.70
MX$14.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.81
MX$16.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.73
MX$14.83
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.69
|
$4.48
MX$90.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL238.14
|
$26.30
MX$531.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL473,228.03
|
$19,957.31
MX$402,993.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.43
|
$15.63
MX$315.55
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.88
|
$26.71
MX$539.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,325.98
|
$486.26
MX$9,819.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,986.77
|
$362.30
MX$7,315.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,129.19
|
$44.69
MX$902.37
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,773.96
|
$205.12
MX$4,141.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,344.50
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,107.04
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.90
|
$2.16
MX$43.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.05
|
$2.84
MX$57.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.88
|
$3.78
MX$76.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.82
|
$33.67
MX$679.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.86
|
$4.39
MX$88.65
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,155.38
|
$45.84
MX$925.67
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL890.48
|
$36.33
MX$733.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,736.87
|
$82.04
MX$1,656.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,286.98
|
$76.65
MX$1,547.71
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