Moldova vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$814
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$453
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$530
$58.9
💸 GDP per capita
$6729
$1052
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
12
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
45
38
😀 Quality of life
44
9
🏙️ Population
2.6M
23.9M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($814) is 56% more expensive than in Syria ($522). Moldova ranked 120th vs 178th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 95th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Syria

We calculate prices for Moldova and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.39
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$96.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.5
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.76
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1255
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$3.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6331
$1960

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$892
639K
Balti
$876
97.9K
Tiraspol
$517
134K
Bender
$502
76.2K
Ungheni
$1062
30.8K
Dubasari
$780
28.5K
Cahul
$812
30K
Soroca
$863
22.2K
Orhei
$829
21.1K
Comrat
$782
20.1K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$638
2.69M
Aleppo
$509
2M
Homs
$456
775K
Latakia
$386
700K
Hama
$417
697K
Raqqa
$462
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$468
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$457
184K
Idlib
$489
165K