Chisinau vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$535
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
567K
56.8K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5780th and 4020th ($969 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 5599th and 509th 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
$8.77
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$9567

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047