Chisinau vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
639K
2.15M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5968th and 843rd ($947 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and France, respectively. Check Moldova vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6039th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$15084

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488