Chisinau vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$428
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
639K
587K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 42% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 6354th and 3822nd ($810 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 452nd 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 1.9 months in Dortmund. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 5671st and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13929

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357