Chisinau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$6248
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1599
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$3894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
639K
664K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5968th and 689th ($947 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Moldova and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Moldova vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6039th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$7.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$13809

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$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2228
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2392
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2581
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2374
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2222
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2087
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2175
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2718
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2224
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1846
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2589
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2414
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2238
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3118
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2568
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2252
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1701
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2374
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2256
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2230
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2178
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1829
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1639
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2089
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1818
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2318
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1804
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1860
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2359
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1696
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2168
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1512
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671