Chisinau vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$539
$2516
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$4294
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$631
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
567K
8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 74% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5911th and 20th ($967 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in London. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5736th and 12th 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
$8.07
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$9.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$30567

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$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
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3038
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2564
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2419
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2417
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2406
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2395
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2382
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2661
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2336
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2426
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2490
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2227
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2271
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2345
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2675
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2259
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2321
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2567
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2276
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2260
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2846
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2265
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2188
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2622
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2385
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2262
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2485
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1860
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2191
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2215
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2223
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2212
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2576
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2111
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2377
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2472
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2199