Budapest vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$553	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$625
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	51
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	1.69M	639K

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4777th and 6080th ($1109 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 618th and 5665th 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	$9.45	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$6466

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867