Chisinau vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$5339
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1290
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2248
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4308
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
88
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
567K
776K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 5780th and 1384th ($969 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 5599th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Frankfurt

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Chisinau Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$21222

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778