Chisinau vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
639K
3.33M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6200th and 2194th ($876 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Moldova and Spain, respectively. Check Moldova vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5629th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581