Chisinau vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	639K	644K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6080th and 1085th ($892 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Denmark, respectively. Check Moldova vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5665th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Copenhagen

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	Chisinau	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452