Bangkok vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$416	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	51
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	639K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6080th ($941 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Moldova, respectively. Check Thailand vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 1221st and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Chisinau

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	Bangkok	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$6466

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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