Chisinau vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
567K
1.86M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 51% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5780th and 2081st ($969 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Poland, respectively. Check Moldova vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5599th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Warsaw

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Chisinau Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445