Moldova vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1871
$1205
🏠 One person rent
$410
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$30.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$360
💸 GDP per capita
$5714
$1072
😃 Human freedom index
7.66
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
68.8
55
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
13
🌐 English speaking %
2%
40%
🎓 Higher education
46
17
😀 Quality of life
45
5
🏙️ Population
2.6M
12.6M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($770) is 57% more expensive than in South Sudan ($489). Moldova ranked 119th vs 183rd for South Sudan 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 South Sudan. Ranked 96th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Moldova and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.52
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
10.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$964
$765
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$5.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.85
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$87.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3706
$2901

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Cities Comparison in Moldova vs South Sudan

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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 South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$498
526K
Bor
$489
315K
Wau
$484
233K
Malakal
$479
147K
Yambio
$476
130K