Chisinau vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$482
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
639K
9.21M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 26% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6200th and 4630th ($876 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Moldova and Mexico, respectively. Check Moldova vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5629th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709