Chisinau vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
51
53
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
639K
140K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 70% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6200th and 204th ($876 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Iceland, respectively. Check Moldova vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5629th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Reykjavik

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Chisinau Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161