Chisinau vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$3668
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	84
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	639K	1.91M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 5968th and 1536th ($947 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6039th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Hamburg City

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	Chisinau	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$27074

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Cities near Chisinau

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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429