Chisinau vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$428
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
38
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
639K
767K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 35% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6354th and 4330th ($810 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Moldova and Croatia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5671st and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755