Chisinau vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
639K
1.09M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 52% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5968th and 2104th ($947 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Moldova and Germany, respectively. Check Moldova vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 6039th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979