Chisinau vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$875
🏠 One person rent
$535
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
567K
4.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 168% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5780th and 9031st ($969 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5599th and 5764th 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
$8.77
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289