Cost of living comparison
Poland is 33.3% more expensive than Moldova overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.0% more in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 29.2% more in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 57.3% more in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 26.4% more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 0.4% more in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.4% more in Poland
- Clothing
-
pay 13.6% less in Poland
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and childcare in Poland are more expensive than in Moldova.
If you lived in Poland instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL109.00
|
$8.88
PLN33.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL113.74
|
$7.49
PLN28.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL15.18
|
$1.74
PLN6.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL10.57
|
$1.43
PLN5.43
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL7.71
|
$1.18
PLN4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL80.85
|
$4.31
PLN16.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL77.88
|
$3.58
PLN13.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL32.65
|
$2.93
PLN11.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL40.21
|
$2.70
PLN10.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.10
|
$0.43
PLN1.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL13.69
|
$0.71
PLN2.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL12.79
|
$0.76
PLN2.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL14.71
|
$1.09
PLN4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.16
|
$0.37
PLN1.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.17
|
$0.49
PLN1.85
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL85.39
|
$6.07
PLN22.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL221.79
|
$28.33
PLN107.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL440,741.92
|
$30,111.92
PLN113,999.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL76.77
|
$7.74
PLN29.30
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL176.84
|
$14.40
PLN54.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL7,754.42
|
$601.98
PLN2,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,507.15
|
$478.28
PLN1,810.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL2,914.38
|
$184.01
PLN696.66
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,308.94
|
$318.05
PLN1,204.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL89,730.66
|
$6,011.28
PLN22,757.89
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL21.33
|
$3.12
PLN11.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL24.26
|
$3.04
PLN11.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL47.39
|
$4.55
PLN17.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL721.63
|
$32.52
PLN123.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL99.52
|
$6.47
PLN24.49
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,076.07
|
$75.63
PLN286.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL829.35
|
$35.26
PLN133.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,617.63
|
$78.29
PLN296.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,129.98
|
$87.22
PLN330.22
|
|
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