Alexandria vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$366
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$94.2
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$134
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
52
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
5.36M
567K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 9023rd and 5780th ($366 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6205th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Chisinau

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Alexandria Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.9
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$221
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$115
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.1
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.66%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$705
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.12
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.82
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.88
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.94
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.51
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$126
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2067
$6332

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$316
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$267
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$267
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$307
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$314
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$325
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$483
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$356
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$294
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$374
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$288
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$315
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$279
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$271
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$324
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$862
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2145
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1845
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$2133
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$2038
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2305
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$2060
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1782
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$264
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2354
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1810
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2288
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2283
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2201
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2541
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2555

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995