Atlanta vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$625
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	51
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	499K	639K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 188% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 704th and 6080th ($2570 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 2nd in the United States and Moldova, respectively. Check the United States vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 165th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$6466

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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