Chisinau vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$428
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
30
😀 Quality of life
58
37
🏙️ Population
639K
159K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 17% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6354th and 6860th ($810 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5671st and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$1069

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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

Cities near Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471