Chisinau vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$482
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
51
44
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
639K
418K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6200th and 5025th ($876 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5629th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050