Cost of Living Comparison Between Tiraspol and Balti Cost of Living Comparison Between Tiraspol and Balti

🙂 Solo nomad: Tiraspol is 9.8% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tiraspol is 14.6% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 2.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.08 MDL 86.1
$8.06 MDL 136
-36.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.89 MDL 320
$36.61 MDL 620
-48.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.63 MDL 129
$7.44 MDL 126
2.55%
Cappuccino
$1.12 MDL 19.02
$1.66 MDL 28.04
-32.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MDL 10.88
$1 MDL 16.86
-36.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 MDL 5.83
$0.68 MDL 11.53
-50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.94 MDL 15.92
$1.8 MDL 30.48
-47.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 MDL 27.3
$2.24 MDL 37.92
-28.13%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.07 MDL 18.2
$1.27 MDL 21.58
-15.75%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 MDL 8.93
$0.4 MDL 6.77
32.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 MDL 25.23
$1.45 MDL 24.53
2.76%
Eggs
$1.63 MDL 27.58
$1.64 MDL 27.75
-0.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.42 MDL 176
$9.53 MDL 161
9.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.1 MDL 86.3
$4.45 MDL 75.4
14.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.85 MDL 150
$8.62 MDL 146
2.67%
Apples (1kg)
$0.77 MDL 13.05
$0.86 MDL 14.5
-10.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 MDL 30.69
$1.84 MDL 31.21
-1.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.78 MDL 30.16
$1.47 MDL 24.89
21.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.03 MDL 34.33
$2.17 MDL 36.75
-6.45%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MDL 13.2
$0.73 MDL 12.38
6.85%
Onion (1kg)
$0.55 MDL 9.26
$0.59 MDL 10.04
-6.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 MDL 22.88
$1.37 MDL 23.13
-1.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 MDL 8.18
$0.88 MDL 14.89
-45.45%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.13 MDL 52.9
$3.14 MDL 53.2
-0.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.44 MDL 92.2
$4.68 MDL 79.2
16.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 MDL 20.37
$1.28 MDL 21.59
-6.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2 MDL 33.83
$1.96 MDL 33.24
2.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 MDL 5.31
$0.36 MDL 6.14
-13.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.01 MDL 17.05
$2 MDL 33.87
-49.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.62
$0.25 MDL 4.2
8.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.17 MDL 87.5
$5.23 MDL 88.6
-1.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MDL 22.66
$1.32 MDL 22.33
1.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 542.7K
$32.3K MDL 546.6K
-0.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.5K MDL 516K
$30.9K MDL 522.7K
-1.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$63 MDL 1,067
$170 MDL 2,884
-63.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.74 MDL 131
$4.61 MDL 78
67.90%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.73 MDL 182
$10.34 MDL 175
3.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.08 MDL 204
$40.68 MDL 689
-70.30%
Cinema Ticket
$3.54 MDL 59.9
$4.74 MDL 80.2
-25.32%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$390 MDL 6,599
$118 MDL 1,993
231.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,744 MDL 131.1K
$5,490 MDL 92.9K
41.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$65.4 MDL 1,107
$66.7 MDL 1,129
-1.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.3 MDL 919
$54.7 MDL 927
-0.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$114 MDL 1,935
$112 MDL 1,888
2.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$124 MDL 2,091
$124 MDL 2,095
-0.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$196 MDL 3,322
$405 MDL 6,859
-51.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$168 MDL 2,840
$294 MDL 4,975
-42.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$301 MDL 5,089
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$266 MDL 4,507
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$907 MDL 15.4K
$913 MDL 15.5K
-0.63%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$806 MDL 13.6K
$991 MDL 16.8K
-18.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tiraspol
Balti
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$260 MDL 4,399
$477 MDL 8,083
-45.58%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
9.24
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Last update for Tiraspol: October 28, 2025

Last update for Balti: October 29, 2025

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