Chisinau vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$5713
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1359
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2393
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
88
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5968th and 1247th ($947 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6039th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$8.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$23184

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808