Chisinau vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$1082
🏠 One person rent	$535	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$269
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$171
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	65
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	567K	9.19M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 118% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 5780th and 8882nd ($969 vs $444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Hyderabad, India. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Hyderabad, India ranked 6th in India, while ranked 5599th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Hyderabad, India

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	Chisinau	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$2.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$8.04
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	8.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$1353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$8.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$1.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$6.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$42.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$2668

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Cities near Chisinau

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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$374
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$255
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$313
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$316
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$287
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$253
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$317
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$247
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$305
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$325
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$365
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$359
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$308
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$265
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$328
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$273
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$290
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$317
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$269
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$280
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$339
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$331
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$250
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$348
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$508
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$271
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$281
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$282
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$279
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$264
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$320
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$306
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$528
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$333
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288