Chisinau vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$505	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	24
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	639K	592K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 38% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6080th and 3759th ($892 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5665th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Malaga

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	Chisinau	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449