Chisinau vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
567K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5780th and 2377th ($969 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5599th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Prague

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Chisinau Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$19039

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340