Chisinau vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3985
🏠 One person rent
$428
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1693
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
639K
3.28M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 53% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6354th and 2577th ($810 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Madrid. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5671st and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$9474

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Distance City Cost of living
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$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437