Chisinau vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3329
🏠 One person rent
$539
$689
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1222
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1095
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
567K
15.7M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 26% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5911th and 4562nd ($967 vs $1305) 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5736th and 925th 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
$8.07
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$20004

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041