Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
567K
13.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 42% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5780th and 3277th ($969 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5599th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Moscow

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Chisinau Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$20160

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749