Chisinau vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$482
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
639K
2.75M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 50% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6200th and 2722nd ($876 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 5629th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.57
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$10781

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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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262