Chisinau vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$482
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
62
😀 Quality of life
57
51
🏙️ Population
639K
3.38M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 123% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6200th and 8996th ($876 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 5629th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1788

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321