Chisinau vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chisinau	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$947	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2238	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	639K	548K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 63% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5968th and 749th ($947 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Moldova and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Moldova vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6039th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs The Hague

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	Chisinau	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.01	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$521	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.23	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.72%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2427	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1691	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.39	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.83	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.08	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$405	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7015	$12471

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Cities near Chisinau

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696