Chisinau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$482
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
100
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
639K
8.8M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6200th and 5th ($876 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 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 5629th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$20585

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$806
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$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108