Bangkok vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$424
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
51
😀 Quality of life
75
59
🏙️ Population
5.68M
639K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 1% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5912th and 5968th ($958 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Moldova, respectively. Check Thailand vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 1890th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$7015

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

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