Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Cheras is 0.9% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cheras is 20.8% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 MYR 13.63

$8.90 MDL 152

-61.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.65 MYR 73.7

$36.47 MDL 622

-48.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 MYR 19.11

$7.73 MDL 132

-37.39%

Cappuccino

$2.98 MYR 11.79

$1.87 MDL 31.84

59.36%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.14

$0.97 MDL 16.54

-18.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$0.70 MDL 11.95

-34.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.84 MYR 19.13

$1.71 MDL 29.20

183.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.48 MYR 25.60

$2.39 MDL 40.83

171.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MYR 7.11

$1.28 MDL 21.75

40.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.71

$0.56 MDL 9.61

67.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.90

$1.51 MDL 25.82

-17.88%

Eggs

$2.17 MYR 8.57

$2.53 MDL 43.18

-14.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.65 MYR 61.8

$10.21 MDL 174

53.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.57 MYR 14.09

$5.40 MDL 92.2

-33.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.41 MYR 29.28

$8.63 MDL 147

-14.14%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.47

$0.83 MDL 14.24

219.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.58

$1.78 MDL 30.37

-6.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.99

$1.70 MDL 29.01

48.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.96

$2.18 MDL 37.24

-42.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.03

$0.81 MDL 13.86

88.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.45

$0.55 MDL 9.38

150.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.57

$1.34 MDL 22.90

-32.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.21

$0.87 MDL 14.86

-35.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.90

$3.25 MDL 55.4

31.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.56 MYR 57.5

$4.91 MDL 83.8

196.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 MYR 11.18

$1.23 MDL 20.97

130.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MYR 14.96

$1.94 MDL 33.03

95.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MYR 1.79

$0.34 MDL 5.75

32.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 47.14

$13.61 MDL 232

-12.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.06

$2.04 MDL 34.77

-49.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.09

$0.25 MDL 4.23

312.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.34 MYR 36.90

$5.22 MDL 89.0

78.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.42 MDL 24.20

-64.79%

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

$48.0K MYR 189.6K

$32.0K MDL 546.7K

49.80%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.5K

$31.5K MDL 537.9K

-1.66%

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

$41.64 MYR 164

$173 MDL 2,952

-75.93%

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

$9.27 MYR 36.60

$7.40 MDL 126

25.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.05 MYR 123

$10.65 MDL 182

191.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.79 MYR 161

$42.75 MDL 729

-4.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 23.94

$21.96 MDL 375

-72.40%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 19.88

$7.63 MDL 130

-34.08%

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

$187 MYR 738

$397 MDL 6,766

-52.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,790 MYR 26.8K

$7,670 MDL 130.8K

-11.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.0 MYR 257

$65.3 MDL 1,114

-0.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.68 MYR 133

$54.5 MDL 930

-38.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.9 MYR 284

$111 MDL 1,886

-34.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.23 MYR 191

$124 MDL 2,115

-61.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,510

$670 MDL 11.4K

-42.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$239 MYR 946

$461 MDL 7,867

-48.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 MYR 2,594

$1,254 MDL 21.4K

-47.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$422 MYR 1,669

$823 MDL 14.0K

-48.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,665 MDL 45.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,890 MDL 32.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,231 MYR 4,864

$855 MDL 14.6K

44.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

9.24

-55.95%

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

Last update for Cheras: April 12, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: April 13, 2026

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