Chisinau vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$4002
🏠 One person rent
$539
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
567K
458K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 5911th and 3311th ($967 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Estonia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 5736th and 390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tallinn

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Chisinau Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$9251

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$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1448
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1990
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2062
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1021
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1606
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1927
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1406
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1693
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1659
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1214
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1083
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1583
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1426
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1232
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1514
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1568
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1111
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1597
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1571
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1567
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1230
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1474
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1108
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$944
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1514
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1445
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1471
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1383
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1516