Budapest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$810
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$357
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
52
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
567K

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 3675th and 5780th ($1580 vs $969) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 646th and 5599th 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
$13.9
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$6332

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995