Chisinau vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$4390
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
567K
888K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 60% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5780th and 1079th ($969 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 928th 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Indianapolis

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Chisinau Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$24177

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908