Budapest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$589	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$638
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	51
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	1.69M	639K

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6200th ($1185 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Moldova, respectively. Check Hungary vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 551st and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chisinau

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	Budapest	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$4718

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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