Chisinau vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
58
85
🏙️ Population
639K
1.37M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6354th and 1623rd ($810 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Italy, respectively. Check Moldova vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 5671st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$15544

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550