Chisinau vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$3877
🏠 One person rent	$482	$895
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1550
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$3191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	46
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	639K	608K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 49% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6200th and 2792nd ($876 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Moldova and Sweden, respectively. Check Moldova vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5629th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Gothenburg

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	Chisinau	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$3801

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1596
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1264
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1299
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1341
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1434
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1415
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1842
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1442
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1645
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1347
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1713
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1713
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2088
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1966
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2006
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1294
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1565
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1710
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1259
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1908
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1613
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2203
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1714
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1267