Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$539
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1020
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5911th and 3728th ($967 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5736th and 3206th 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
$8.07
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791