Barcelona vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$344
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.73M
567K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 119% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5911th ($2116 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 205th and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Chisinau

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Barcelona Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999