Belgrade vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$719
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
52
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
1.2M
567K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 39% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4429th and 5780th ($1349 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Moldova, respectively. Check Serbia vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 2274th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995