Chennai vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$161
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
51
😀 Quality of life
68
58
🏙️ Population
10.3M
639K

The cost of living in Chennai is 46% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6354th ($434 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in India and Moldova, respectively. Check India vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 3676th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$3791

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846