Chisinau vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$528	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	51	21
😀 Quality of life	59	27
🏙️ Population	639K	1.02M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 77% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5968th and 8410th ($947 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Liberia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6039th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Monrovia

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	Chisinau	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$3157

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Cities near Chisinau

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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541