Chisinau vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5367
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2348
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
639K
1.35M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6200th and 1476th ($876 vs $2146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1 months in Milan. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 5629th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Milan

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Chisinau Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$6.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$9597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$836
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$14475

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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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573