Bucharest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$449	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$798
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	51
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	1.72M	639K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6354th ($961 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Romania and Moldova, respectively. Check Romania vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 703rd and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Chisinau

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	Bucharest	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$3791

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

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