Chisinau vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$482	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	69
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	639K	330K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6200th and 4220th ($876 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Moldova and Cyprus, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5629th and 469th 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	$7.06	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$7504

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591