Chisinau vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$535
$687
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
567K
15.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 27% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5780th and 4475th ($969 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Turkey, respectively. Check Moldova vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5599th and 829th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Istanbul

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Chisinau Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$23206

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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
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020