Chisinau vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$428
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
639K
1.07M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6354th and 2484th ($810 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st 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 1st in Germany, while ranked 5671st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$16182

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776