Chisinau vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	98
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	639K	3.42M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6080th and 2443rd ($892 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5665th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Madrid

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	Chisinau	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522