Chisinau vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$482
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
75
😀 Quality of life
57
58
🏙️ Population
639K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 115% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6200th and 8957th ($876 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 5629th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311