Chisinau vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
91
😀 Quality of life
58
91
🏙️ Population
639K
548K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6354th and 1798th ($810 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 57th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5671st and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13845

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$767
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$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629