Chisinau vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$3275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
639K
1.08M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6200th and 2308th ($876 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Moldova and Germany, respectively. Check Moldova vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5629th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Cologne

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Chisinau Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$16860

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861