Chisinau vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$2067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$4906
🏠 One person rent
$314
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$2250
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$215
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
50
86
😀 Quality of life
58
93
🏙️ Population
639K
1.49M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7357th and 559th ($640 vs $2067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Germany, respectively. Check Moldova vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5584th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$13015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$9857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$655
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$17470

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1298
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1299
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1304
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1301
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1298
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1302
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1302
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1436
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1296
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1298
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1254
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1300
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1301
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1169
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1302
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1411
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1301
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1277
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1298
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1300
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1300
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1302
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1334
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1300
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1286
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1299
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1515
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1304
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1242
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1430
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1300
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1304
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1297
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1301
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1558
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1303