Chisinau vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$3480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	639K	629K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 6200th and 2278th ($876 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th 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 Dusseldorf. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5629th and 26th 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	$7.06	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$22103

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851