Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 25.0% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL117.03
|
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.12
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.30
|
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.35
|
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.81
|
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.62
|
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.06
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.17
|
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.70
|
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.74
|
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.79
|
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.69
|
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL238.14
|
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL473,228.03
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.43
|
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.88
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,325.98
|
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,986.77
|
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,129.19
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,773.96
|
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,344.50
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.90
|
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.05
|
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.88
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.82
|
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.86
|
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,155.38
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL890.48
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,736.87
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,286.98
|
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
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