Cost of Living Comparison Between Bender and Balti Cost of Living Comparison Between Bender and Balti

🙂 Solo nomad: Bender is 2.3% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 29.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bender is 18.7% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 4.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.56 MDL 145

$8.06 MDL 136

6.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.47 MDL 296

$36.61 MDL 620

-52.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6 MDL 102

$7.44 MDL 126

-19.35%

Cappuccino

$1.1 MDL 18.67

$1.66 MDL 28.04

-33.73%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 MDL 15.74

$1 MDL 16.86

-7.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MDL 9.51

$0.68 MDL 11.53

-17.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 MDL 16.24

$1.8 MDL 30.48

-46.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2 MDL 33.78

$2.24 MDL 37.92

-10.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 MDL 16.31

$1.27 MDL 21.58

-24.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 MDL 8.02

$0.4 MDL 6.77

17.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 25.69

$1.45 MDL 24.53

4.83%

Eggs

$1.89 MDL 32.03

$1.64 MDL 27.75

15.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.2 MDL 71.1

$9.53 MDL 161

-55.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.23 MDL 71.5

$4.45 MDL 75.4

-4.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.23 MDL 88.6

$8.62 MDL 146

-39.33%

Apples (1kg)

$0.7 MDL 11.77

$0.86 MDL 14.5

-18.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 29.99

$1.84 MDL 31.21

-3.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 MDL 28.66

$1.47 MDL 24.89

14.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 MDL 27.31

$2.17 MDL 36.75

-25.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 MDL 13.74

$0.73 MDL 12.38

10.96%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 10.01

$0.59 MDL 10.04

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MDL 22.13

$1.37 MDL 23.13

-4.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 MDL 13.23

$0.88 MDL 14.89

-11.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.94 MDL 49.71

$3.14 MDL 53.2

-6.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.61 MDL 44.2

$4.68 MDL 79.2

-44.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MDL 12.89

$1.28 MDL 21.59

-40.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.52 MDL 25.71

$1.96 MDL 33.24

-22.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MDL 6.15

$0.36 MDL 6.14

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.04 MDL 68.4

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 MDL 19.17

$2 MDL 33.87

-43.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.59

$0.25 MDL 4.2

8.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 MDL 20.18

$5.23 MDL 88.6

-77.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MDL 23.94

$1.32 MDL 22.33

6.82%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.6K MDL 297.3K

$32.3K MDL 546.6K

-45.60%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$18.2K MDL 308.6K

$30.9K MDL 522.7K

-40.97%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$174 MDL 2,938

$170 MDL 2,884

1.87%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$7.34 MDL 124

$4.61 MDL 78

59.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.29 MDL 140

$10.34 MDL 175

-19.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.22 MDL 393

$40.68 MDL 689

-42.92%

Cinema Ticket

$2.37 MDL 40.06

$4.74 MDL 80.2

-50.00%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$388 MDL 6,563

$118 MDL 1,993

229.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,469 MDL 126.5K

$5,490 MDL 92.9K

36.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.72 MDL 198

$66.7 MDL 1,129

-82.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.72 MDL 452

$54.7 MDL 927

-51.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 MDL 1,874

$112 MDL 1,888

-0.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$125 MDL 2,108

$124 MDL 2,095

0.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$224 MDL 3,800

$405 MDL 6,859

-44.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.4 MDL 1,598

$294 MDL 4,975

-67.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$314 MDL 5,314

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$219 MDL 3,705

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$913 MDL 15.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$991 MDL 16.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$270 MDL 4,567

$477 MDL 8,083

-43.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bender: October 29, 2025

Last update for Balti: October 29, 2025

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