Chisinau vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$539
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
62
84
🏙️ Population
567K
9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 1% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5911th and 5802nd ($967 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Malaysia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5736th and 520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kuala Lumpur

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Chisinau Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$10356

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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
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790