Chisinau vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$2834
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
98
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
639K
1.97M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 55% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6200th and 1964th ($876 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5629th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$15069

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898