Chisinau vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$505	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	62
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	639K	581K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 29% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6080th and 4316th ($892 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Vilnius. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5665th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Vilnius

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	Chisinau	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$8531

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302