Luxembourg vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2764
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6092
$2049
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$457
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$779
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5984
$358
💸 GDP per capita
$138K
$7576
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
7.55
❤️ Life expectancy
83.4
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
42
🌐 English speaking %
25.7%
2%
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
93
50
🏙️ Population
677K
2.4M

The average cost of living in Luxembourg ($2764) is 222% more expensive than in Moldova ($858). Luxembourg ranked 6th vs 121st for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Luxembourg compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 13th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Luxembourg and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Luxembourg Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.1
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.3
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3217
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2678
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
8.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10975
$2088
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7815
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$37.7
$4.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.8
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.7
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$4.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16450
$6112

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2916
138K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2607
37.5K
Differdange
$2481
30.4K
Petange
$2551
20.9K
Dudelange
$2669
22K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$969
567K
Balti
$799
91K
Tiraspol
$572
134K
Bender
$690
76.2K
Cahul
$823
22.2K
Ungheni
$954
26.5K
Soroca
$727
21.1K
Dubasari
$789
25.1K
Orhei
$760
22.2K
Comrat
$774
19.1K