Moldova vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moldova Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$473
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.2
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$575
$915
💸 GDP per capita
$7618
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
7.43
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
71.2
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
22
🌐 English speaking %
2%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
45
85
😀 Quality of life
46
46
🏙️ Population
2.6M
146M

The average cost of living in Moldova ($876) is 3% less expensive than in Russia ($906). Moldova ranked 116th vs 108th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moldova compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 92nd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Moldova vs Russia

We calculate prices for Moldova and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Moldova Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$912
$1141
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$70.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$8.29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
18.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2138
$3626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1630
$2041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$10020

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Cities Comparison in Moldova vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$953
639K
Balti
$798
97.9K
Tiraspol
$687
134K
Bender
$539
76.2K
Ungheni
$1180
30.8K
Dubasari
$852
28.5K
Cahul
$889
30K
Orhei
$897
21.1K
Soroca
$877
22.2K
Comrat
$857
19.9K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1357
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1128
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$815
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$970
1.47M
Kazan
$902
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$798
1.14M
Krasnodar
$810
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$915
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$860
1.09M
Ufa
$863
1.14M
Omsk
$826
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Perm
$747
1.03M
Tyumen
$849
872K
Samara
$848
1.15M
Voronezh
$507
1.04M
Khabarovsk
$858
616K
Saratov
$677
838K
Vladivostok
$992
592K
Izhevsk
$648
616K
Tolyatti
$713
663K
Balashikha
$936
530K
Volgograd
$654
1.01M
Tula
$859
467K
Irkutsk
$744
606K
Kemerovo
$672
543K
Yaroslavl
$689
567K
Cheboksary
$745
497K
Ulyanovsk
$661
613K
Novokuznetsk
$628
529K