Chisinau vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$482	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 74% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6200th and 37th ($876 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in London. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5629th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs London

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	Chisinau	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.06	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055