Chisinau vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$535
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
567K
1.12M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5780th and 5182nd ($969 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Georgia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 5599th and 3429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tbilisi

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Chisinau Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$5632

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$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

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$769
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$679
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$726
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$631
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$743
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$872
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$751
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$756
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1104
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1205
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1027
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$730
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$574
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1096
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$732
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$631
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$576
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$794
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$652
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$845
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$649
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$572
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$676
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$850
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$569
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$990
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$575
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$988
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$595
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$819
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$374
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$448
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$636
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$429
375 km or 233 mi Van
$580
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$663