Alexandria vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	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 9165th and 6080th ($316 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 6367th and 5665th 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	$3.49	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6466

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867