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Cost of living and expenses in Moldova
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Moldova?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Moldova, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Moldova
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Moldova Moldovan leu (MDL). For 10 US dollars you can get 182 Moldovan lei. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.82 thousand Moldovan lei. And the other way around: For 100 Moldovan lei you can get 5.49 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Moldova
What are the different prices in the cities in Moldova? Look here: Prices in cities in Moldova
Prices: Chișinău Tiraspol Ungheni Bender Soroca Bălți Cahul Comrat Dubăsari Florești
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Moldova: Chișinău
McDonald's prices in Moldova: Chișinău
Pizza prices in Moldova: Chișinău
KFC prices in Moldova: Chișinău
fees
$210 ($117 - $384)
1.9% more than in United States
internet
$10.6 ($8.2 - $16.5)
85% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$52 ($22 - $82)
1.8% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$544
88% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$393 ($247 - $628)
78% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$562 ($329 - $837)
77% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Moldova:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.33 (MDL 6)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $12.8 (MDL 234)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (MDL 24)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $16.6K (MDL 302K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $393 (MDL 7.15K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $296 (MDL 5.4K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $716 (MDL 13K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $562 (MDL 10.2K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $210 (MDL 3.82K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $10.6 (MDL 192)
- numb_34 $7.8 (MDL 142)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $52 (MDL 939)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $41 (MDL 738)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $85 (MDL 1.54K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $113 (MDL 2.05K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $20.1K (MDL 366K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $358 (MDL 6.52K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.46K (MDL 26.6K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.06K (MDL 73.9K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1K (MDL 18.2K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $544 (MDL 9.91K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 12%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.6 (MDL 30)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.27 (MDL 5)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $3.3 (MDL 60)
Price changes in previous years in Moldova
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2013: $765(MDL 13.9K), 2015: $869(MDL 15.8K), 2016: $889(MDL 16.2K), 2017: $873(MDL 15.9K), and 2018: $954(MDL 17.4K)
Have earnings increased in Moldova?
See the average salary in previous years in 2013: $181(MDL 3.29K), 2015: $197(MDL 3.59K), 2016: $246(MDL 4.48K), 2017: $260(MDL 4.74K), and 2018: $290(MDL 5.28K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2013: $97(MDL 1.77K), 2015: $118(MDL 2.14K), 2016: $116(MDL 2.12K), 2017: $113(MDL 2.06K), and 2018: $125(MDL 2.27K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2013: $7.3(MDL 133), 2015: $8(MDL 145), 2016: $8.4(MDL 154), 2017: $8.9(MDL 162), and 2018: $8.9(MDL 161)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Moldova in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2013: $50(MDL 908), 2015: $44(MDL 809), 2016: $56(MDL 1.03K), 2017: $52(MDL 943), and 2018: $60(MDL 1.09K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
local beer
$1.4 ($0.98 - $2.2)
77% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$393 ($247 - $628)
78% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$4.7 ($2.7 - $8.2)
69% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.55 ($0.44 - $1)
73% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$1.8 ($1.4 - $2.2)
5.2% more than in United States
coffee
$1.5 ($0.98 - $2.2)
70% is less expensive than in United States