Chisinau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$428
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
639K
8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6354th and 6th ($810 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 1.6 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 5671st and 8th 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
$6.79
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$17859

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028