Chisinau vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$528
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$57.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
58
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
639K
1.12M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 8% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5968th and 5310th ($947 vs $1035) 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 6039th and 3238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
11.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$7.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$4265

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Tbilisi

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$736
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$643
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$691
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$719
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$852
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$718
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$736
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1081
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1059
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1181
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1001
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$668
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$567
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$633
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$613
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$569
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$706
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$630
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$823
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$629
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$567
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$633
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$836
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$562
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$968
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$573
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$968
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$604
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$793
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$402
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$457
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$681
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$488
375 km or 233 mi Van
$585
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$632