Bucharest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$496	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	51
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	1.72M	639K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5404th and 6200th ($1036 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Moldova, respectively. Check Romania vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 5629th 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	$10.6	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$4718

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900