Chisinau vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$539
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
23
😀 Quality of life
62
69
🏙️ Population
567K
1.41M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5911th and 4849th ($967 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Moldova and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5736th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010