Chisinau vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$428
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
639K
606K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6354th and 4604th ($810 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and Latvia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5671st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$13518

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257