Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$482
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
639K
13M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6200th and 5091st ($876 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5629th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
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$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541