Cost of Living in Cahul - Updated Prices & Insights

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $527 (excluding rent), and $697 including rent.
Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,306 (excluding rent), and $1,518 including rent.
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🍽 Eating Out
Cost
Range
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.97 MDL 152
$7.18 MDL 122
$14.95 MDL 253
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.56 MDL 619
$26.33 MDL 446
$70.2 MDL 1,189
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.69 MDL 130
$7.11 MDL 120
$8.88 MDL 150
Cappuccino
$1.8 MDL 30.55
$1.15 MDL 19.43
$2.86 MDL 48.48
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MDL 16.36
$0.71 MDL 12.06
$1.49 MDL 25.15
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 MDL 11.08
$0.46 MDL 7.77
$1.43 MDL 24.15
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.71 MDL 28.97
$1.14 MDL 19.37
$2.85 MDL 48.33
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 MDL 39.43
$1.74 MDL 29.49
$3.49 MDL 59.2
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cost
Range
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MDL 21.05
$0.92 MDL 15.53
$1.73 MDL 29.23
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MDL 9.44
$0.42 MDL 7.16
$0.91 MDL 15.38
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.5 MDL 25.34
$1.18 MDL 20.03
$2.37 MDL 40.06
Eggs
$2.49 MDL 42.23
$1.23 MDL 20.79
$3.15 MDL 53.3
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.46 MDL 177
$5.91 MDL 100
$20.68 MDL 350
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.39 MDL 91.3
$4.03 MDL 68.2
$5.82 MDL 98.6
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.6 MDL 146
$7.38 MDL 125
$11.18 MDL 189
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MDL 15.39
$0.61 MDL 10.26
$1.22 MDL 20.7
Banana (1kg)
$1.76 MDL 29.84
$1.15 MDL 19.5
$2.88 MDL 48.68
Oranges (1kg)
$1.78 MDL 30.09
$1.2 MDL 20.23
$2.98 MDL 50.5
Tomato (1kg)
$2.08 MDL 35.19
$0.86 MDL 14.61
$3.16 MDL 53.5
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.2
$0.61 MDL 10.29
$1.16 MDL 19.7
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 10.05
$0.36 MDL 6.17
$1.22 MDL 20.63
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 MDL 22.76
$0.59 MDL 9.93
$3.13 MDL 53.1
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 MDL 14.22
$0.68 MDL 11.57
$1.14 MDL 19.34
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.19 MDL 54.1
$2.9 MDL 49.05
$4.06 MDL 68.7
Wine (Bottle)
$5.22 MDL 88.3
$3.48 MDL 58.9
$8.7 MDL 147
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 MDL 20.59
$0.86 MDL 14.62
$1.43 MDL 24.25
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 MDL 32.56
$1.38 MDL 23.38
$2.53 MDL 42.91
🚌 Getting Around
Cost
Range
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.01 MDL 34.03
$1.72 MDL 29.05
$3.44 MDL 58.3
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.22
$0.21 MDL 3.57
$0.5 MDL 8.45
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.34 MDL 90.4
$3.56 MDL 60.3
$7.12 MDL 121
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MDL 23.92
$1.3 MDL 22.04
$1.47 MDL 24.95
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.7K MDL 553.8K
$29.7K MDL 503.4K
$41.6K MDL 704.8K
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31K MDL 525K
$25.7K MDL 435.5K
$40.9K MDL 692.8K
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cost
Range
Utilities (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Monthly) (85m2)
$175 MDL 2,957
$119 MDL 2,008
$302 MDL 5,120
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.63 MDL 129
$4.74 MDL 80.3
$11.86 MDL 201
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.8 MDL 183
$7.58 MDL 128
$14.58 MDL 247
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cost
Range
Cinema Ticket
$7.79 MDL 132
$6.59 MDL 112
$8.98 MDL 152
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cost
Range
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$386 MDL 6,534
$289 MDL 4,889
$462 MDL 7,823
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,643 MDL 129.4K
$3,519 MDL 59.6K
$14.1K MDL 238.3K
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cost
Range
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$64.7 MDL 1,096
$34.44 MDL 583
$115 MDL 1,943
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53 MDL 897
$23.02 MDL 390
$86.4 MDL 1,462
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$112 MDL 1,899
$69.8 MDL 1,182
$145 MDL 2,463
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$121 MDL 2,052
$80.9 MDL 1,370
$173 MDL 2,937
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cost
Range
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
8
13
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