Chisinau vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$539
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
567K
548K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5911th and 1156th ($967 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Moldova and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5736th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Manchester

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Chisinau Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$21096

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$796
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$826
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$686
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$561
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
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$1998
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$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862