Moldova vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1871
$2424
🏠 One person rent
$410
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$730
💸 GDP per capita
$5714
$9538
😃 Human freedom index
7.66
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
68.8
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
36
🌐 English speaking %
2%
55%
🎓 Higher education
46
82
😀 Quality of life
45
57
🏙️ Population
2.6M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($770) is 21% less expensive than in Serbia ($977). Moldova ranked 119th vs 82nd for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moldova compared to 0.7 months in Serbia. Ranked 96th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Moldova and Serbia 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$1.52
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$95.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$3203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$964
$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$8.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.85
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3706
$6355

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1172
1.38M
Novi Sad
$967
380K
Nis
$702
183K
Pristina
$691
199K
Kragujevac
$733
151K
Subotica
$737
106K
Valjevo
$585
90.3K
Cacak
$681
71.9K
Mitrovica
$664
71.6K
Novi Pazar
$704
66.5K