Chisinau vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$428
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
58
85
🏙️ Population
639K
1.36M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6354th and 3308th ($810 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Moldova vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5671st and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002