Chisinau vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$482
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
40
😀 Quality of life
57
48
🏙️ Population
639K
5.94M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 12% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6200th and 6501st ($876 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Moldova and India, respectively. Check Moldova vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 5629th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1527

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$806
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$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 Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348