Chisinau vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$528	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	70
😀 Quality of life	59	81
🏙️ Population	639K	56.8K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5968th and 4118th ($947 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Moldova and Cyprus, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 6039th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Nicosia

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	Chisinau	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769