Chisinau vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
567K
548K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5780th and 1193rd ($969 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5599th and 84th 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
$8.77
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$20557

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$789
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831