Chisinau vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$539
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
567K
9.21M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 32% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5911th and 4274th ($967 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Moldova and Mexico, respectively. Check Moldova vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5736th and 3354th 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
$8.07
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$11420

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023