Chisinau vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$535
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
567K
1.21M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 30% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5780th and 4339th ($969 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5599th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$12236

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$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800