Bangalore vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$219	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	51
😀 Quality of life	68	57
🏙️ Population	12.3M	639K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 40% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8398th and 6080th ($533 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Moldova, respectively. Check India vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 3159th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Chisinau

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	Bangalore	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$6466

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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