Berlin vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Berlin Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4970
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$1209
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$2251
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3213
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
3.68M
639K

The cost of living in Berlin is 235% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 433rd and 7357th ($2146 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Moldova, respectively. Check Germany vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 28th and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1276
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2508
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.4%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8822
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5926
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.6
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.03
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.7
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$3450

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1299
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1300
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1303
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1569
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1298
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1347
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1296
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1298
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1299
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1305
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1305
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1301
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1302
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1300
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1326
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1302
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1301
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1300
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1305
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1067
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1301
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1298
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1307
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1299
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1303
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1302
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1300
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1302
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1295
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1218
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$939
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1297
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1304
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620