Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2254
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$534
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$1702
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
639K
13.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 30% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6058th and 4384th ($957 vs $1358) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Moscow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5582nd and 1270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.17
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$1100
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$977
$1971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$1083
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$86.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.28%
24.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$9003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$682
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7312
$14735

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$895
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$539
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$685
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$856
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$826
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$952
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$797
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$885
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$880
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$691
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$588
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$849
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$911
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$762
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$893
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$860
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$879
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$801
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$561
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$589
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$867
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$542
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$737
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$417
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1065
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$767
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$512
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$539
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1038
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1115
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$806
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$439
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$773
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$702
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$781
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$959
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$967
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$937
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$811
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1000
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$900
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$824
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$593
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$735
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$856
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$672
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$669
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$686
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$630
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$806
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$665
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$683
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$719
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$564
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$578
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$488
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$916
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$579
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$663
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$660
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$506
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$500
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$738
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$554
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$754
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$746