Chisinau vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
51
79
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
639K
709K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 63% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6354th and 1293rd ($810 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Norway, respectively. Check Moldova vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5671st and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$8301

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991