last edited Dec 11, 2019
Money, Budget, and Shopping in Moldova
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Moldova
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Money
Currency
- Currency: Moldovan leu (100 bani).
- Banknotes: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 lei.
- Coins: 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 bani + 1 and 5 lei.
- Exchange:
While the leu is the Moldovan currency, note that in the breakaway province of Transnistria, the Transnistrian ruble is in circulation. The latter is not recognized by anyone and cannot be used in Moldova.
Exchange
Which currency to bring
Payment methods
Returning home
For Transnistria
Budget
What can be expensive
What can be inexpensive
Price range
- Double room in a "backpacker" hotel:
- Double room in a "tourist" hotel:
- Snacks, meals in a "local" restaurant:
- Meals in a "tourist" restaurant:
- "Budget" car rental:
- 100 km by "local" bus:
- 100 km by train:
- Urban taxi:
- Urban bus: