Chisinau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$505	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	639K	8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6080th and 3rd ($892 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5665th and 22nd 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	$8.05	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$21465

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111