Bucharest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Bucharest Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$891
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$398
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
50
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.88M
639K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5928th and 7357th ($891 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 465th and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.88
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2593
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$480
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8708
$3450

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$620
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$807
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$658
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$521
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$641
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$506
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$610
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$670
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$628
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$608
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$603
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$565
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$800
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$605
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$630
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$639
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$527
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$627
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$688
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$461
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$649
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$524
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$749
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$620
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$794
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$498
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$695
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$540
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$629
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$512
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$475
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$575
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$444
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$604
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$861
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$699
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$500
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$593

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