Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 42.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
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