Chisinau vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$314
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
58
63
🏙️ Population
639K
26.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 37% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 7357th and 8582nd ($640 vs $468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Delhi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 5584th and 4741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$4.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$51.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$71.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$1843

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$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
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$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
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$610
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$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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$438
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$406
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$485
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$385
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$410
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$319
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$393
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$327
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$282
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$332
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$317
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$269
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$304
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$381
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$276
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$410
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$347
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$377
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$283
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$297
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$399
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$304
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$371
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$275
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$376
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$427
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$353
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$345
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$389
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$303
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$387
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$279
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$428
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$430
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$388
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$359
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$322
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$330
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$269
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$355