Amsterdam vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	51
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	921K	639K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 226% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 252nd and 6200th ($2859 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Moldova, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 25th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Chisinau

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	Amsterdam	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$4718

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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