Chisinau vs Kazan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kazan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2282
🏠 One person rent
$539
$493
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$871
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
54
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
567K
1.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 4% more expensive than in Kazan. Cities ranked 5911th and 6157th ($967 vs $929) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Kazan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kazan ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 5736th and 5470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kazan

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Chisinau Kazan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$8.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$69.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
18.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$15147

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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
120 km or 75 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
122 km or 76 mi Cheboksary
$791
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$761
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$740
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$700
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$746
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$838
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$773
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$595
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$585
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$677
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$853
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$767
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$743
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$793
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$837
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$695
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$811
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$604
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$732
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$757
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$757
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$726
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$680
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$738
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$664
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$950
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$729
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$595
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$738
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$957
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$760
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$971