Chisinau vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
88
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 60% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6354th and 1692nd ($810 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 46th in Moldova and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5671st and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$14724

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666