Baltimore vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	51
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	639K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 154% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1330th and 6200th ($2223 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 121st and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Chisinau

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	Baltimore	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$4718

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

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