Chisinau vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
567K
599K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5780th and 3191st ($969 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 25th in Spain, while ranked 5599th and 690th 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
$8.77
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$10558

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499