Bishkek vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$347
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
51
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
1.12M
639K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 7174th and 6354th ($653 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kyrgyzstan and Moldova, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6097th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Chisinau

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Bishkek Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$3791

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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