Charlotte vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
875K
567K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 155% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 946th and 5780th ($2470 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1st in the United States and Moldova, respectively. Check the United States vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 246th and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

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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