Bishkek vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2204
🏠 One person rent
$380
$505
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$980
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
51
😀 Quality of life
52
57
🏙️ Population
1.15M
639K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6826th and 6080th ($713 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6118th and 5665th 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
$5.73
$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.61
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$6466

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23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$780
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$829
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$502
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$517
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$782
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1062
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$825
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$840
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$876
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$725
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$863
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$637
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$555
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$650
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$727
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$786
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$676
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$752
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$837
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$741
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$709
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$400
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$562
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$729
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$533
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$433
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$938
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$722
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$929
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1002
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$796
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$758
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$663
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$696
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$867