Chisinau vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$505	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	46
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	639K	675K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 6080th and 2959th ($892 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5665th and 78th 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	$8.05	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$3664

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251