Moldova vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$858
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$920
🏠 One person rent
$457
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$779
$176
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$145
💸 GDP per capita
$7576
$1447
😃 Human freedom index
7.55
6.97
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
34
🌐 English speaking %
2%
0.4%
🎓 Higher education
44
46
😀 Quality of life
50
30
🏙️ Population
2.4M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($858) is 137% more expensive than in Nepal ($361). Moldova ranked 121st vs 197th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Moldova compared to 0.4 months in Nepal. Ranked 95th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Moldova and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Moldova Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.04
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$68.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$830
$298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$32.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.64%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2088
$1687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.57
$8.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.03
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$47.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6112
$3575

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Cities Comparison in Moldova vs Nepal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$424
846K
Lalitpur
$336
513K
Pokhara
$386
354K
Birgunj
$317
268K
Biratnagar
$303
243K
Bheemdatta
$330
105K
Dhangadhi
$348
102K
Janakpur
$287
97.8K
Hetauda
$288
84.7K
Damak
$303
75.1K