Chisinau vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$5380
🏠 One person rent
$539
$1126
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$1917
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
98
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
567K
2.03M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5911th and 1464th ($967 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Austria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5736th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Vienna

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Chisinau Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$28817

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1898
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1561
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1451
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1114
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1180
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1284
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1335
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$875
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$930
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1639
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1527
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$1036
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1153
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1278
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1391
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1196
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1312
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1133
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1291
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1708
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1683
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1404
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1247
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1869
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1818
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1787
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$989