Chisinau vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$505	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	51	27
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	639K	687K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 19% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6080th and 4828th ($892 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 120th in Moldova and Spain, respectively. Check Moldova vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 5665th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Zaragoza

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	Chisinau	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.05	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$7261

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387