Chisinau vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$892
🏠 One person rent
$539
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
567K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 165% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5911th and 9043rd ($967 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5736th and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kolkata

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Chisinau Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300