Moldova vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$467
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$375
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$7618
$637
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
58.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
9
🌐 English speaking %
2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
42
17
😀 Quality of life
47
7
🏙️ Population
2.39M
19M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($866) is 22% more expensive than in Somalia ($708). Moldova ranked 118th vs 146th for Somalia 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 0.2 months in Somalia. Ranked 105th and 193rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Moldova and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.26
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.48
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.98
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$93.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.69
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1940
$4690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$8891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$4.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$3.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$1.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.76
$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$50.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$565

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Hargeisa
$694
760K
Mogadishu
$715
2.12M
Baidoa
$724
598K
Borama
$502
68.1K