Bishkek vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$409
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
56
62
🏙️ Population
1.19M
567K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 22% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6948th and 5911th ($757 vs $967) 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6280th and 5736th 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
$6.86
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$7425

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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