Chisinau vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$428
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
639K
2.95M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 7% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6354th and 6536th ($810 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Ukraine, respectively. Check Moldova vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5671st and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$7179

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528