Chisinau vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	84
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	639K	1.91M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6080th and 1818th ($892 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Moldova and Germany, respectively. Check Moldova vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5665th and 40th 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	$8.05	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321