Chisinau vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$314
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
50
60
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 13% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 7357th and 6435th ($640 vs $739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Belarus, respectively. Check Moldova vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5584th and 3329th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Minsk

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Chisinau Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
19.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$6561

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$484
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$414
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$473
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1242
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$488
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$800
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$375
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$519
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$757
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$710
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$427
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$716
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$969
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$478
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$826
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$736
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$588
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$801
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$875
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$580
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$472
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$813
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$716
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$431
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$771
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$744
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$411
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$390
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$723
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$802
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1080
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$811
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$372
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$817
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1166
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$742
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$740
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$706