Alexandria vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$310
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$828
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$76.9
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$168
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$30
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
51
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
4.87M
639K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 65% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 9207th and 6200th ($310 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Moldova, respectively. Check Egypt vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6328th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$49
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$230
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$125
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.58
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.3
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.59
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.91%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$428
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$274
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.46
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.61
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.19
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.78
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.36
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.5
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.07
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.24
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$54.2
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1331
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$308
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$315
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$306
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$335
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$327
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$424
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$323
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$291
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$345
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$282
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$339
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$310
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$334
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$303
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$357
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$609
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1713
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1671
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1727
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1607
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1775
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1632
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1528
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$306
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1815
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1372
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1795
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1751
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1741
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2020
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2154

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900