Chisinau vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$428
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
49
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
639K
1.63M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6354th and 7138th ($810 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 15th in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5671st and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Novosibirsk

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Chisinau Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556