Alexandria vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$164
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
51
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
4.87M
639K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 39% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8536th and 6354th ($495 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Egypt and Moldova, respectively. Check Egypt vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6224th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846