Chisinau vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2254
$4111
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1051
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$2153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
51
94
😀 Quality of life
60
85
🏙️ Population
639K
1.86M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 46% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6058th and 2942nd ($957 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Poland, respectively. Check Moldova vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5582nd and 393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.09
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$9.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$4.67
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$977
$1901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$684
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.28%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$6741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1733
$4393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$9.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$589
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7312
$16060

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$895
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$539
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$685
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$856
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$826
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$952
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$797
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$885
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$880
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$691
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$588
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$849
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$911
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$762
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$893
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$860
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$879
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$801
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$561
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$589
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$867
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$542
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$737
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$417
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1065
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$767
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$512
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$539
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1038
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1115
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$806
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$439
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$773
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$702
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$781
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$975

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1451
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1428
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1197
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1255
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1008
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1031
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1182
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1121
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1244
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1184
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1312
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1011
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$989
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$997
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1065
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1159
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1104
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1358
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1077
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1293
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1158
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1199
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$495
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$963
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1239
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1181
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1124
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1041
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1236
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1142
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1150
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1105
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1220
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1044
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1080
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1101
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$337