Chisinau vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$505	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	89
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	639K	5.87M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6080th and 129th ($892 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Singapore, respectively. Check Moldova vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5665th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Singapore City

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	Chisinau	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605