Chisinau vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$428
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
639K
2.87M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 52% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6354th and 2685th ($810 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Moldova and Italy, respectively. Check Moldova vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5671st and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$9800

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$767
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$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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229