Budapest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$540
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$587
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
51
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.71M
639K

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4647th and 6354th ($1124 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Moldova, respectively. Check Hungary vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 485th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$3791

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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