Chisinau vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Chisinau Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$640
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$2771
🏠 One person rent
$314
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$528
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
639K
1.86M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 7357th and 4284th ($640 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Poland, respectively. Check Moldova vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5584th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.22
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.64
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$522
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.26
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.79%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$878
$2909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$7.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.22
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$319
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$10796

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$816
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$812
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$811
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$810
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$802
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$724
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$811
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$804
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$813
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$905
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$771
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$748
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$580
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$816
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$812
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$877
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$705
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$811
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$875
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$797
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$472
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$785
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$776
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$795
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$813
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$753
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$817
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$708
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$697
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1900
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$992
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$801
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$813
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$667
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$801
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$673
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$729
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$427