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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tiraspol is 12.9% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 29.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tiraspol is 15.4% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.01 MDL 85.8

$8.03 MDL 137

-37.61%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.36 MDL 314

$36.49 MDL 625

-49.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.55 MDL 129

$7.71 MDL 132

-2.08%

Cappuccino

$1.12 MDL 19.19

$1.65 MDL 28.28

-32.12%

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

$0.60 MDL 10.31

$0.93 MDL 15.90

-35.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 MDL 5.43

$0.69 MDL 11.76

-53.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.87 MDL 14.97

$1.78 MDL 30.46

-51.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 MDL 27.56

$2.16 MDL 36.95

-25.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 MDL 17.54

$1.24 MDL 21.14

-17.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.83

$0.40 MDL 6.82

30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 MDL 25.01

$1.50 MDL 25.69

-2.67%

Eggs

$1.62 MDL 27.75

$1.62 MDL 27.79

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.17 MDL 174

$9.13 MDL 156

11.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.86 MDL 83.2

$4.65 MDL 79.6

4.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.66 MDL 148

$8.82 MDL 151

-1.81%

Apples (1kg)

$0.76 MDL 13.07

$0.89 MDL 15.23

-14.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MDL 30.98

$1.77 MDL 30.29

2.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.35

$1.52 MDL 26.05

16.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 MDL 33.82

$2.13 MDL 36.51

-7.04%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 MDL 13.93

$0.69 MDL 11.78

17.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.41

$0.54 MDL 9.31

1.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 MDL 23.12

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MDL 8.38

$0.83 MDL 14.23

-40.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 MDL 55.9

$3.14 MDL 53.7

4.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.60 MDL 78.7

$4.85 MDL 83.0

-5.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MDL 20.81

$1.23 MDL 21.02

-0.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.00 MDL 34.28

$1.89 MDL 32.42

5.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 MDL 5.35

$0.33 MDL 5.70

-6.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 MDL 17.81

$2.09 MDL 35.77

-50.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.25

$0.25 MDL 4.24

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.28 MDL 90.4

$5.41 MDL 92.6

-2.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 MDL 22.08

$1.30 MDL 22.29

-0.77%

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

$31.6K MDL 541.0K

$32.8K MDL 561.0K

-3.56%

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

$31.5K MDL 539.0K

$31.4K MDL 538.2K

0.15%

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

$64.8 MDL 1,109

$169 MDL 2,896

-61.72%

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

$7.64 MDL 131

$4.76 MDL 81.5

60.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.32 MDL 177

$10.67 MDL 183

-3.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.04 MDL 206

$40.59 MDL 695

-70.34%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 MDL 60.4

$4.70 MDL 80.5

-24.89%

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

$384 MDL 6,575

$117 MDL 1,998

229.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,694 MDL 131.7K

$5,399 MDL 92.4K

42.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.5 MDL 1,138

$65.6 MDL 1,123

1.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.8 MDL 938

$54.7 MDL 937

0.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,911

$112 MDL 1,917

-0.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 MDL 2,082

$121 MDL 2,072

0.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$203 MDL 3,471

$406 MDL 6,944

-50.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$172 MDL 2,943

$296 MDL 5,073

-41.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$302 MDL 5,167

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$274 MDL 4,683

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$908 MDL 15.5K

$1,476 MDL 25.3K

-38.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$801 MDL 13.7K

$1,022 MDL 17.5K

-21.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$262 MDL 4,489

$444 MDL 7,593

-40.88%

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 Tiraspol: January 11, 2026

Last update for Balti: January 13, 2026

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