Baltimore vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2238
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	51
😀 Quality of life	92	59
🏙️ Population	586K	639K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 145% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1219th and 5968th ($2323 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 128th and 6039th 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	$17.4	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$7015

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$804
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$964
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$793
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$797
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$926
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$879
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$659
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$624
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$724
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$815
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$895
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$711
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$854
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$830
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$420
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1056
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$762
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1024
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1103
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$885
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$749
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$703
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$775
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$970