Chisinau vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
639K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5968th and 2821st ($947 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Prague. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6039th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$15329

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$884
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$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
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$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
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$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284