Barcelona vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
51
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
1.64M
639K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 119% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6354th ($1773 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Spain and Moldova, respectively. Check Spain vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 193rd and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846