Chisinau vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$2681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	52	98
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	567K	3.51M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 54% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5911th and 1805th ($967 vs $2089) 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 0.4 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 5736th and 190th 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	$8.07	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$14237

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$796
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$826
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$686
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$561
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$807
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1049
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$871
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1042
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$806
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$841
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$864
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$792
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$704
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$635
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$773
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$869
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$950
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$740
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$910
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$916
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$873
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$831
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1150
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$777
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1062
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1132
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$926
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$795
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$737
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$758
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$999

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797