Chisinau vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$528	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	59	99
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 75% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5968th and 8th ($947 vs $3851) 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 1.1 months in London. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6039th and 5th 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	$8.01	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165