Chisinau vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$482
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
639K
1.4M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 16% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6200th and 5350th ($876 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5629th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$7369

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668