Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Moldova

For one person, living is cheaper in Moldova: $1,185 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $34,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Moldova
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇲🇩 Moldova
$1,185
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 150.6% more expensive than Moldova without rent, and 241.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 152% more expensive than Moldova without rent, and 229.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Moldova
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$9.10 MDL 161
189.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$33.05 MDL 584
228.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$8.47 MDL 150
26.45%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$1.80 MDL 31.77
210.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$1.06 MDL 18.80
183.02%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$0.72 MDL 12.82
208.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$1.91 MDL 33.73
405.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$1.98 MDL 34.96
317.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Moldova
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.21 MDL 21.41
62.81%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$0.61 MDL 10.78
242.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$1.33 MDL 23.48
94.74%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$2.71 MDL 47.87
98.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$9.45 MDL 167
38.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$5.10 MDL 90.1
116.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$8.33 MDL 147
112.85%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$0.94 MDL 16.70
237.23%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$1.84 MDL 32.61
-25.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$1.89 MDL 33.47
49.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$2.10 MDL 37.20
60.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$0.71 MDL 12.49
139.44%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$0.57 MDL 10.02
212.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.28 MDL 22.60
16.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$0.85 MDL 15.05
114.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$3.37 MDL 59.5
607.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$4.53 MDL 80.1
196.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$1.23 MDL 21.71
152.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$1.98 MDL 35.00
126.77%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Moldova
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$0.37 MDL 6.60
1016.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$15.39 MDL 272
1628.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$2.24 MDL 39.63
166.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
$0.31 MDL 5.56
993.55%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$5.07 MDL 89.7
1015.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.62 MDL 28.57
36.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$29.7K MDL 525.4K
28.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$28.2K MDL 497.9K
45.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Moldova
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$219 MDL 3,869
70.16%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$9.14 MDL 162
104.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$10.67 MDL 189
279.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Moldova
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$40.65 MDL 719
37.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$17.87 MDL 316
-4.31%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$8.19 MDL 145
119.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Moldova
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$388 MDL 6,856
659.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$7,593 MDL 134.3K
527.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Moldova
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$66.3 MDL 1,172
75.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$40.97 MDL 725
38.88%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$102 MDL 1,797
25.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$108 MDL 1,916
42.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Moldova
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$588 MDL 10.4K
399.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$401 MDL 7,083
463.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$1,142 MDL 20.2K
359.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$733 MDL 13.0K
426.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$2,427 MDL 42.9K
608.08%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$1,764 MDL 31.2K
369.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Moldova
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$760 MDL 13.4K
639.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
8.76
-45.43%

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

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for Moldova: November 2, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Moldova
$401 82.3% $1.9K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Moldova
$239 44.7% $193
Eating Out
London
$396
Moldova
$140 64.5% $255
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Moldova
$185 48.7% $175
Getting Around
London
$305
Moldova
$21 93.2% $285
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Moldova
$143 30.3% $62
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Moldova
$57 38% $35
Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇲🇩 Moldova
🕒 Local time
11:54 11:54 AM
13:54 1:54 PM
2 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
2,603,813
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

MDL, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Moldovan Leu exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 17.68 MDL (100 MDL = 5.66 USD). 1 EUR = 19.86 MDL (100 MDL = 5.04 EUR).

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