Chisinau vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$428
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
51
69
😀 Quality of life
58
76
🏙️ Population
639K
1.38M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6354th and 5668th ($810 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 5671st and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$7.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$7940

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619