Chisinau vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$428
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
62
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6354th and 7206th ($810 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5671st and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$5767

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760