Chisinau vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$4014
🏠 One person rent
$528
$1041
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1826
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
38
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
639K
6.44K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 47% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5968th and 2847th ($947 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Moldova and Malta, respectively. Check Moldova vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 6039th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Valletta

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Chisinau Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$12705

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1271
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1161
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1234
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1232
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1085
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1298
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1301
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1176
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1141
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1046
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1341
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$487
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$552
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$455
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$406
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$480
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1425
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1266
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$350
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$607
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$387
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$434
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$381
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$433
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$577
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$529
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1200
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1319
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$382
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$375