Chisinau vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	51	77
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	639K	936K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 57% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6200th and 1770th ($876 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Moldova and Israel, respectively. Check Moldova vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5629th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Jerusalem

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	Chisinau	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$11066

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671