Chisinau vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$528
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
59
69
🏙️ Population
639K
2M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5968th and 6924th ($947 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Belarus, respectively. Check Moldova vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6039th and 4343rd 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
$8.01
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879