Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$314
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
639K
12.5M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7357th and 4019th ($640 vs $1253) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Moscow. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5584th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520