Chisinau vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$428
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
639K
1.97M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 56% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6354th and 2189th ($810 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Austria, respectively. Check Moldova vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5671st and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$14916

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898