Mexico vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$982
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2375
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$446
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.2
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$790
$509
💸 GDP per capita
$11497
$5714
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
68.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
42
🌐 English speaking %
13%
2%
🎓 Higher education
89
46
😀 Quality of life
42
45
🏙️ Population
125M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($982) is 28% more expensive than in Moldova ($770). Mexico ranked 81st vs 119th 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 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 0.7 months in Moldova. Ranked 116th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Mexico and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 144 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.

Mexico Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.97
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$990
$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
12.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1801
$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1368
$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$4.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5961
$3706

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1288
9.21M
Tijuana
$1184
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
1.93M
Zapopan
$1217
1.48M
Monterrey
$1415
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$1126
1.32M
Leon
$812
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1035
1.46M
Puebla
$1066
1.43M
Saltillo
$927
864K
Aguascalientes
$818
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
1.08M
Mexicali
$1054
1.03M
Chihuahua
$1010
878K
Naucalpan
$905
872K
Morelia
$765
963K
Culiacan
$795
808K
San Luis Potosi
$984
773K
Cancun
$1291
889K
Queretaro
$996
626K
Merida
$1128
892K
Tlaquepaque
$785
664K
Hermosillo
$914
856K
Torreon
$773
717K
Acapulco
$846
673K
Ensenada
$1027
557K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
531K
Tlalnepantla
$887
653K
Reynosa
$910
589K
Apodaca
$975
523K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$810
639K
Balti
$976
97.9K
Tiraspol
$487
134K
Bender
$464
76.2K
Ungheni
$1111
30.8K
Cahul
$812
30K
Dubasari
$767
28.5K
Soroca
$892
22.2K
Orhei
$820
21.1K
Comrat
$783
20.1K