Chisinau vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	639K	546K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6200th and 2758th ($876 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Moldova and Portugal, respectively. Check Moldova vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 5629th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lisbon

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	Chisinau	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$16143

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Cities near Chisinau

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162