Chisinau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chisinau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$969	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2309	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$535	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$933	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$304	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.5	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$357	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	567K	8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5780th and 4th ($969 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5599th and 15th 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	$8.77	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$550	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1012	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.02	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2614	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1942	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.74	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.44	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.04	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$443	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6332	$21713

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$789
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$690
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$572
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$774
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$954
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$855
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1048
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$799
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$809
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$823
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$727
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$694
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$641
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$807
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$840
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$906
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$857
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$874
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$870
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$834
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$529
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$572
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$801
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$409
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1120
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$771
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$541
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1041
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1119
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$896
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$464
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$725
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$716
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$722
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$995

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192