Chisinau vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$482
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
51
82
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
639K
5.38M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 0.2% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6200th and 6204th ($876 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and Russia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5629th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$6847

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525