Chisinau vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$3842
🏠 One person rent
$314
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1713
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
40
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
639K
6.44K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 59% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 7357th and 2588th ($640 vs $1579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Malta, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Valletta ranked 3rd in Malta, while ranked 5584th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$62.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$2153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$9065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$6396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$67
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$10194

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620

Cities near Valletta

Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1520
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1574
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1082
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1530
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1452
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1311
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1369
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1126
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1181
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$911
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1101
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1189
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1016
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1031
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1084
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1112
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1074
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1044
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1196
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$951
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1193
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$388
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$399
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$528
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$352
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$381
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1090
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1032
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$320
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$529
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$346
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$335
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$346
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$296
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$519
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$457
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1099
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1242
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$352
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$366