Chisinau vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2204
$3224
🏠 One person rent
$505
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$980
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
639K
15.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6080th and 4347th ($892 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Turkey, respectively. Check Moldova vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5665th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.05
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.14
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1974
$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.07
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$356
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6466
$17728

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$780
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$599
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899