Chisinau vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$535
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
567K
9.21M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5780th and 4074th ($969 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Moldova and Mexico, respectively. Check Moldova vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5599th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Mexico City

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Chisinau Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005