Chisinau vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5751
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1424
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2573
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$4295
😷 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 65% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6200th and 795th ($876 vs $2483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5629th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$8.66
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$6.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$3033
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$8402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$28.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13230

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546