Chisinau vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chisinau	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$428	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$587	$3151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	639K	619K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6354th and 2414th ($810 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 21st 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 6th in Germany, while ranked 5671st and 41st 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	$6.79	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$552	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.72%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1487	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$357	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3791	$21567

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Cities near Chisinau

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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752