Chisinau vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$3208
🏠 One person rent
$428
$693
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
639K
581K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 38% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6354th and 4167th ($810 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Lithuania, respectively. Check Moldova vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5671st and 511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$4.81
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$8246

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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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$835
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$850
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1080
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$928
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$922
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$877
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$385
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$864
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1028
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$649
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$490
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$827
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$927
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1013
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$528
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$949
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$827
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$831
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1088
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$985
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1135
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$1027
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1362
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$981
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$423
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1029
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$622
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$415
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$426
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$299
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$860
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1006
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$976
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$472
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$842
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1040
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$893
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$791
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1218