Moldova vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2060
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$462
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.9
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$7576
$2497
😃 Human freedom index
7.55
5.02
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
22
🌐 English speaking %
2%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
44
49
😀 Quality of life
50
28
🏙️ Population
2.4M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($863) is 1% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($871). Moldova ranked 120th vs 117th for Zimbabwe 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 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 92nd and 162nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Moldova and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.55
$9.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.76
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.56%
13.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2154
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.1
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6
$8.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.86
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.11
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.7
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$380
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7165
$9348

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In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$967
567K
Balti
$806
91K
Tiraspol
$561
134K
Bender
$686
76.2K
Ungheni
$1049
26.5K
Dubasari
$796
28.5K
Cahul
$864
22.2K
Soroca
$792
21.1K
Orhei
$826
22.2K
Comrat
$807
19.1K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1024
2.15M
Masvingo
$861
1.64M
Bulawayo
$630
666K
Chitungwiza
$770
371K
Mutare
$764
225K
Kadoma
$754
116K
Gweru
$577
141K
Kwekwe
$706
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$639
56.8K
Marondera
$768
52.3K