Chisinau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$535	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	52	99
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	567K	3.9M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 72% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5780th and 62nd ($969 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Los Angeles

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	Chisinau	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.77	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$23685

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000