Chisinau vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$528
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
49
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
639K
1.64M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5968th and 6617th ($947 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6039th and 5603rd 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
$8.01
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$4627

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821