Chisinau vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$535
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
39
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
567K
767K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5780th and 4035th ($969 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Moldova and Croatia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5599th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Zagreb

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Chisinau Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$12142

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978