Chisinau vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$505	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	639K	2.49M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 12% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 6080th and 5424th ($892 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Angola, respectively. Check Moldova vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 5665th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Luanda

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	Chisinau	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$15041

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961