Chisinau vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4419
🏠 One person rent	$505	$985
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	639K	631K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6080th and 2469th ($892 vs $1772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5665th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Dusseldorf

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	Chisinau	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$930
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$5584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$721
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$21276

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744