Chisinau vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$3917
🏠 One person rent
$314
$816
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1407
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3159
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
98
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
639K
1.97M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7357th and 2480th ($640 vs $1631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Vienna. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5584th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$8460
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$5139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$6.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$143
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$11909

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1412
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1357
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1680
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1120
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$945
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1403
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$713
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1407
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1021
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$924
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1016
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$968
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$748
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$729
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1153
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1220
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$838
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$946
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$979
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1032
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1235
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$933
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$940
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1019
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$927
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1162
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1441
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1095
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$897
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1488
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1381
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1366
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1469
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1103
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$892