Chisinau vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2982
🏠 One person rent
$314
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1097
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
70
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
639K
559K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 7357th and 4151st ($640 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 626th 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 2.2 months in Dresden. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dresden ranked 18th in Germany, while ranked 5584th and 132nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$9.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$778
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$4475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$5.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$10802

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$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
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1303
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1305
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1298
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1301
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1195
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1296
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$948
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1301
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$985
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$984
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1203
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$992
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1303
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303
61 km or 38 mi Most
$848
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1099
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1008
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1019
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$773
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1305
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1295
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1066
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1298
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1299
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1299
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1304
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1304
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1067
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1248
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$998
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1191
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1304
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1162
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$888
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1101
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$955
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1304