Chisinau vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$4614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
87
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
639K
776K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5968th and 1510th ($947 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Frankfurt. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 6039th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$16203

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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
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769