Moldova vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$467
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$7618
$847
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
12
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
42
37
😀 Quality of life
47
17
🏙️ Population
2.39M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($866) is 59% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Moldova ranked 118th vs 177th 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 0.4 months in Moldova compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 105th and 180th 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
$8.26
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.48
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.69
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.71%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1940
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.76
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$2025

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K