Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 37.8% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Norway, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
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