Chennai vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$142
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
52
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
6.6M
567K

The cost of living in Chennai is 58% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8947th and 5780th ($409 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Moldova, respectively. Check India vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5131st and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Chisinau

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Chennai Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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