Chisinau vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$482
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
95
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
639K
15.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6200th and 4816th ($876 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13982

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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985