Budapest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$502
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
50
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
1.71M
639K

The cost of living in Budapest is 67% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4589th and 7357th ($1070 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 402nd and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$3450

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

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