Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 43.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$7.91
MDL141.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$6.78
MDL121.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.83
MDL14.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.59
MDL10.49
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.54
MDL9.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$5.13
MDL91.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$4.50
MDL80.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$2.54
MDL45.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.38
MDL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.36
MDL6.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.84
MDL15.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.74
MDL13.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.89
MDL15.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.30
MDL5.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.32
MDL5.70
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$5.23
MDL93.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$13.23
MDL236.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$24,307.77
MDL434,575.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$4.24
MDL75.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$10.39
MDL185.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$434.87
MDL7,774.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$331.07
MDL5,918.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$182.16
MDL3,256.65
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$377.26
MDL6,744.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$4,340.62
MDL77,601.74
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$1.41
MDL25.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.73
MDL30.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.72
MDL48.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$44.49
MDL795.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$7.35
MDL131.38
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$52.76
MDL943.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$46.75
MDL835.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$91.45
MDL1,634.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$123.65
MDL2,210.65
|
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