Chisinau vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
51
99
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
639K
2.15M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6354th and 1216th ($810 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and France, respectively. Check Moldova vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5671st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$16502

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381