Chisinau vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$428
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
639K
418K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6354th and 5302nd ($810 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Albania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5671st and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009