Alexandria vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Alexandria Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$326
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$803
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$110
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$184
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
48
50
😀 Quality of life
51
58
🏙️ Population
4.87M
639K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 49% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 9104th and 7357th ($326 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 6192nd and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.21
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.4
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.61
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$571
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$196
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.84
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.29
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.22
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.36
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.03
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1732
$3450

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$283
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$245
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$255
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$226
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$265
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$394
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$287
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$248
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$270
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$322
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$265
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$230
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$212
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$238
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$264
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$696
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1692
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1586
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1694
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1693
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1771
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1700
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1168
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$279
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1693
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1483
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1878
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1836
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1698
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$1809
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2298
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2032
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2162

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620