Chisinau vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$3703
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
88
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
639K
488K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 61% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 6200th and 1263rd ($876 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 34th in Moldova and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Moldova vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5629th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$23136

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767