Chisinau vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$482
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
639K
1.98M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6200th and 6160th ($876 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Malaysia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5629th and 883rd 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
$7.06
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$9485

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742