Chisinau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chisinau	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$876	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2149	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$920	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.3	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$638	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	94
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	639K	664K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6200th and 1336th ($876 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5629th and 51st 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	$7.06	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.07%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.15	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4718	$10888

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Cities near Chisinau

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592