Chisinau vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	51	91
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	639K	716K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 67% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6080th and 463rd ($892 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 418th in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.9 months in Denver. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Denver

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	Chisinau	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768