Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 70.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
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