Chisinau vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$535
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
567K
2M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 5% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5780th and 6121st ($969 vs $924) 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 0.4 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 5599th and 4446th 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
$8.77
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853