Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Balti is 21.2% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Balti is 4.1% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.06 MDL 136

$8.71 MDL 147

-7.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.61 MDL 620

$36.73 MDL 622

-0.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.44 MDL 126

$7.81 MDL 132

-4.74%

Cappuccino

$1.66 MDL 28.04

$1.8 MDL 30.55

-7.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1 MDL 16.86

$0.9 MDL 15.31

11.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 MDL 11.53

$0.65 MDL 10.97

4.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 MDL 30.48

$1.8 MDL 30.44

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 MDL 37.92

$2.3 MDL 38.88

-2.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.58

$1.27 MDL 21.56

White Bread (500g)

$0.4 MDL 6.77

$0.51 MDL 8.72

-21.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MDL 24.53

$1.5 MDL 25.35

-3.33%

Eggs

$1.64 MDL 27.75

$2.5 MDL 42.26

-34.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.53 MDL 161

$10.42 MDL 176

-8.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.45 MDL 75.4

$5.46 MDL 92.4

-18.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 MDL 146

$8.72 MDL 148

-1.15%

Apples (1kg)

$0.86 MDL 14.5

$0.85 MDL 14.33

1.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 MDL 31.21

$1.82 MDL 30.89

1.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 MDL 24.89

$1.73 MDL 29.21

-15.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MDL 36.75

$2.06 MDL 34.9

5.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 MDL 12.38

$0.82 MDL 13.96

-10.98%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 10.04

$0.59 MDL 10.07

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 MDL 23.13

$1.31 MDL 22.21

4.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 14.89

$0.83 MDL 14.05

6.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.14 MDL 53.2

$3.13 MDL 53

0.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 MDL 79.2

$5.39 MDL 91.2

-13.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 MDL 21.59

$1.27 MDL 21.51

0.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 MDL 33.24

$1.97 MDL 33.38

-0.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MDL 6.14

$0.33 MDL 5.65

9.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.63 MDL 231

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2 MDL 33.87

$2.03 MDL 34.44

-1.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.2

$0.25 MDL 4.22

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.23 MDL 88.6

$5.19 MDL 87.9

0.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MDL 22.33

$1.42 MDL 24.06

-7.04%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.3K MDL 546.6K

$32.6K MDL 551.9K

-0.97%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.9K MDL 522.7K

$30.6K MDL 517.4K

1.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$170 MDL 2,884

$169 MDL 2,862

0.76%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.61 MDL 78

$7.52 MDL 127

-38.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.34 MDL 175

$10.79 MDL 183

-4.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.68 MDL 689

$43.23 MDL 732

-5.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.81 MDL 369

Cinema Ticket

$4.74 MDL 80.2

$7.75 MDL 131

-38.84%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$118 MDL 1,993

$394 MDL 6,675

-70.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,490 MDL 92.9K

$7,676 MDL 130K

-28.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.7 MDL 1,129

$66 MDL 1,117

1.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 MDL 927

$53.9 MDL 913

1.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,888

$113 MDL 1,921

-1.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$124 MDL 2,095

$123 MDL 2,080

0.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$405 MDL 6,859

$654 MDL 11.1K

-38.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$294 MDL 4,975

$458 MDL 7,760

-35.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,267 MDL 21.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$817 MDL 13.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$913 MDL 15.5K

$2,442 MDL 41.3K

-62.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$991 MDL 16.8K

$1,779 MDL 30.1K

-44.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$477 MDL 8,083

$782 MDL 13.2K

-38.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Balti: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chisinau: October 27, 2025

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