Baltimore vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2309
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$933
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$304
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	52
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	586K	567K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 130% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1429th and 5780th ($2224 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd and 1st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 138th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$6332

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995