Chisinau vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$947
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2238
$3338
🏠 One person rent
$528
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
639K
581K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 33% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 5968th and 4221st ($947 vs $1414) 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 0.4 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 6039th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.01
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2427
$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1691
$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.39
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.24
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7015
$9582

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$865
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$883
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1334
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$920
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$988
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$349
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$929
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$735
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$967
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$894
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1125
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$561
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1148
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$889
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$840
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1046
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$864
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1270
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$993
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1419
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1057
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$426
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1113
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$829
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$528
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$406
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$293
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$928
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1182
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1034
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$545
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1009
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1241
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$968
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1074
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1522