Bucharest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$535
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
52
😀 Quality of life
84
62
🏙️ Population
1.72M
567K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4935th and 5911th ($1138 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Moldova, respectively. Check Romania vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 508th and 5736th 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
$11.9
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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