Chisinau vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$535
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
567K
587K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 36% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5780th and 3925th ($969 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Moldova and Germany, respectively. Check Moldova vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 5599th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Essen

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Chisinau Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538