Moldova vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$817
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2001
$1423
🏠 One person rent
$446
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$543
$387
💸 GDP per capita
$6651
$5181
😃 Human freedom index
7.66
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
36
🌐 English speaking %
2%
18%
🎓 Higher education
46
66
😀 Quality of life
44
42
🏙️ Population
2.6M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($817) is 46% more expensive than in Ukraine ($559). Moldova ranked 119th vs 171st for Ukraine 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 Ukraine. Ranked 92nd and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Moldova and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$843
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$5.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.46%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1552
$1268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.36
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.04
$4.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4720
$5046

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Cities Comparison in Moldova vs Ukraine

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$876
639K
Balti
$956
97.9K
Tiraspol
$491
134K
Bender
$537
76.2K
Ungheni
$1131
30.8K
Cahul
$846
30K
Dubasari
$806
28.5K
Soroca
$909
22.2K
Orhei
$860
21.1K
Comrat
$819
20.1K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$795
2.95M
Kharkiv
$503
1.42M
Odesa
$532
1.01M
Dnipro
$679
969K
Lviv
$665
717K
Zaporizhia
$405
710K
Kryvyi Rih
$516
604K
Mykolaiv
$375
470K
Kherson
$416
279K
Luhansk
$508
418K
Mariupol
$491
449K
Vinnytsia
$545
370K
Chernivtsi
$515
265K
Poltava
$473
283K
Sumy
$449
266K
Chernihiv
$422
287K
Zhytomyr
$529
262K
Donetsk
$456
902K
Cherkasy
$432
270K
Rivne
$418
245K
Ternopil
$457
225K
Kamianske
$576
227K
Kropyvnytskyi
$514
227K
Lutsk
$487
216K
Kremenchuk
$421
215K
Bila Tserkva
$420
209K
Khmelnytskyi
$490
274K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$501
238K
Horlivka
$546
257K
Melitopol
$513
149K