Cost of living comparison
Russia is 21.5% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Russia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
$6.51
RUB679.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
$4.14
RUB432.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
$0.80
RUB83.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
$0.38
RUB40.10
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$0.47
RUB48.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
$3.72
RUB387.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
$3.07
RUB320.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
$1.21
RUB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
$1.66
RUB172.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
$0.54
RUB56.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$0.55
RUB57.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
$0.71
RUB74.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
$0.89
RUB92.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$0.22
RUB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.21
RUB21.73
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
$2.12
RUB220.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
$17.67
RUB1,842.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
$4.15
RUB432.90
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
$5.97
RUB623.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
$304.49
RUB31,761.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
$210.86
RUB21,994.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
$64.94
RUB6,773.65
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
$190.09
RUB19,828.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
$5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
$1.42
RUB148.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
$1.67
RUB174.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
$2.10
RUB218.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
$28.15
RUB2,936.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
$3.97
RUB414.45
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
$75.61
RUB7,886.95
|
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