Chisinau vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$528	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	30
😀 Quality of life	59	43
🏙️ Population	639K	159K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5968th and 5871st ($947 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6039th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Praia

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	Chisinau	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$3216

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506