Chisinau vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$428
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
82
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
639K
15.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6354th and 6763rd ($810 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5671st and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$2517

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$767
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$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325