Chisinau vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$482
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
51
62
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
639K
1.99M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 22% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6200th and 6834th ($876 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 5629th and 3775th 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
$7.06
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10290

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795