Chisinau vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$528
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
639K
13.3M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 34% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5968th and 4141st ($947 vs $1438) 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 6039th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$15272

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$884
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$921
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$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772