Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 66.3% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$7.91
MDL141.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$6.78
MDL121.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.83
MDL14.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.59
MDL10.49
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.54
MDL9.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$5.13
MDL91.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$4.50
MDL80.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.54
MDL45.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.38
MDL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.36
MDL6.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.84
MDL15.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.74
MDL13.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.89
MDL15.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.30
MDL5.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.32
MDL5.70
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$5.23
MDL93.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$13.23
MDL236.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$24,307.77
MDL434,575.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$4.24
MDL75.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$10.39
MDL185.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$434.87
MDL7,774.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$331.07
MDL5,918.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$182.16
MDL3,256.65
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$377.26
MDL6,744.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$4,340.62
MDL77,601.74
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$1.41
MDL25.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$1.73
MDL30.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$2.72
MDL48.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$44.49
MDL795.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$7.35
MDL131.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$52.76
MDL943.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$46.75
MDL835.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$91.45
MDL1,634.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$123.65
MDL2,210.65
|
|
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