Chisinau vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chisinau | Saint Petersburg | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6080th and 5668th ($892 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5665th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chisinau vs Saint Petersburg
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| Chisinau | Saint Petersburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Dubasari | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Orhei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Bender | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Tiraspol | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Comrat | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Ungheni | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Vaslui | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Iasi | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Balti | |
| 126 km or 79 mi | Barlad | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Cahul | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Soroca | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Roman | |
| 154 km or 96 mi |  Odesa | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Bacau | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Botosani | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Galati | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Piatra Neamt | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Focsani | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Tulcea | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Braila | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Suceava | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Mykolaiv | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Vinnytsia | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Buzau | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Chernivtsi | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Sfantu Gheorghe | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kherson | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Brasov | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Slobozia | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Khmelnytskyi | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Mamaia | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Constanta | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Ploiesti | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Bila Tserkva | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Targu Mures | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bistrita | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Calarasi | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Voluntari |
Cities near Saint Petersburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Narva | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sillamae | |
| 162 km or 101 mi |  Imatra | |
| 168 km or 104 mi |  Veliky Novgorod | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Kotka | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Kouvola | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Savonlinna | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Rakvere | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Mikkeli | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Porvoo | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Pskov | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tartu | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lahti | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Kerava | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Varkaus | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Vantaa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Joensuu | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Tuusula | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Petrozavodsk | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Helsinki | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maardu | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Espoo | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tallinn | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Viljandi | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Lohja | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Jamsa | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Jyvaskyla | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Kuopio | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 374 km or 233 mi | Parnu | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Raseborg |