Athens vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Athens Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2946
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$595
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$986
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
50
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
664K
639K

The cost of living in Athens is 87% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4172nd and 7357th ($1197 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Greece and Moldova, respectively. Check Greece vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 424th and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.77
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$878
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.88
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.65
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9790
$3450

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$997
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1098
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1063
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1068
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$991
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$991
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1126
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$886
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$902
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1587
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1195
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$989
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$990
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$994
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$929
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$840
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$862
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$910
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1374
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1017
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$890
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$989
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1304
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$878
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$919
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$992
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1078
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$848
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$864
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$933
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1119
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$892
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1061
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$582
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$861
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$983
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$397
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$842
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$923

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