Chisinau vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	71
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	639K	888K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6080th and 1378th ($892 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1239th in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chisinau	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.95
🥤 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	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$27149

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890