Chisinau vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	93
😀 Quality of life	59	84
🏙️ Population	639K	546K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5968th and 2357th ($947 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Portugal, respectively. Check Moldova vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 6039th and 479th 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	$8.01	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$17217

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$804
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$964
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$793
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$797
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$926
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$879
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$659
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$624
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$724
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$815
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$895
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$711
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$854
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$830
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$420
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1056
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$762
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1024
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1103
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$885
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$749
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$703
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$775
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$970

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231