Chisinau vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$789
🏠 One person rent
$535
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
567K
3.38M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 197% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5780th and 9120th ($969 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 5599th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Lucknow

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Chisinau Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$975

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$789
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287