Chisinau vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3763
🏠 One person rent
$528
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1604
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
24
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
639K
592K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 41% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5968th and 3451st ($947 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 6039th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$10933

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1489
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1301
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1924
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1461
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1101
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$980
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1666
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$997
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1334
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2260
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1268
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2429
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1157
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$987
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1382
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1312
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1274
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1187
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1133
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1287
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1233
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1344
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1123
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1359
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$989
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$565
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1393
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$863
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1369
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1501
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1490
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1500
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1298
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1316
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$931
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$536