Chisinau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$505	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	639K	664K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6080th and 1038th ($892 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Moldova and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Moldova vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5665th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Rotterdam

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	Chisinau	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$10730

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514