Chisinau vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$539
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$625
😷 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 6% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5911th and 5462nd ($967 vs $1028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5736th and 3807th 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
$8.07
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$4901

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

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643