What a basket of staples costs
On 2 November 2026, a basket of 18 staples costs least at Bonus, 621.80 lei, against a median of 681.44 lei across Moldova’s online supermarkets.
Updated:The basic basket in Chisinau
18 staples at every grocery store that serves the town, delivered to the door or collected in a shop.
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Bonus in the shop 621.80 lei
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Linella in the shop 673.62 lei
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METRO in the shop 689.26 lei
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Pegas in the shop 1,176.20 lei
In the shop: the shelf price may differ from the online one.
Quick answers
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Where is the basket cheapest?
Bonus, 621.80 lei November 2026
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What does the basket cost?
681.44 lei median of 4 stores, November 2026
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How much can you save?
59.64 lei at Bonus, vs the median
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How did it change since last month?
+0.1% November 2026
What’s in the basket
The basket over the last 12 months
Method and data
In November 2026 the Satelit staples basket (18 products) costs 681.44 lei (median across stores), +0.1% on last month. It’s cheapest at Bonus: 621.80 lei.
- The basket holds the same staples every month, in amounts that suit a family of three for a week.
- For each store we take the lowest unit price of every product in stock on the first day of the month at 06:00 and multiply it by the basket amount.
- The index is the median basket cost across the online supermarkets that carry every product. Monthly and yearly changes are calculated on that same value.
- Prices are those shown publicly on store websites, VAT included, without delivery and without loyalty-card discounts.
| Month | Median | Bonus | Linella | METRO | Pegas |
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| November 2026 | 681.44 | 621.80 | 673.62 | 689.26 | 1,176.20 |
| November 2026 | 681.01 | 621.80 | 672.36 | 689.67 | 1,176.20 |
| October 2026 | 680.18 | 621.40 | 672.36 | 688.00 | 1,176.20 |
| October 2026 | 681.49 | 629.95 | 669.98 | 693.00 | 1,176.20 |
| October 2026 | 693.76 | 678.72 | 708.81 | 664.33 | 1,176.20 |
| October 2026 | 729.13 | 690.62 | 697.81 | 760.45 | 1,176.20 |
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