Chisinau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$528	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5968th and 4th ($947 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and the United States, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs New York City

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	Chisinau	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$22663

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174