Antwerp vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$927
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$344
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
52
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
529K
567K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 92% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2628th and 5911th ($1857 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Moldova, respectively. Check Belgium vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 218th and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Chisinau

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Antwerp Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999