Cost of Living Comparison Between Ciuciuleni and Balti Cost of Living Comparison Between Ciuciuleni and Balti

😐 Solo nomad: Ciuciuleni is 2.8% more expensive than Balti without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ciuciuleni is 0.9% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.62 MDL 146
$8.06 MDL 136
6.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.09 MDL 611
$36.61 MDL 620
-1.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.77 MDL 131
$7.44 MDL 126
4.44%
Cappuccino
$1.81 MDL 30.71
$1.66 MDL 28.04
9.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MDL 15.41
$1 MDL 16.86
-9.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 MDL 11.89
$0.68 MDL 11.53
2.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 MDL 30.04
$1.8 MDL 30.48
-1.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.4 MDL 40.7
$2.24 MDL 37.92
7.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.25 MDL 21.14
$1.27 MDL 21.58
-1.57%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 MDL 9.59
$0.4 MDL 6.77
42.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.5 MDL 25.43
$1.45 MDL 24.53
3.45%
Eggs
$2.64 MDL 44.62
$1.64 MDL 27.75
60.98%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.15 MDL 172
$9.53 MDL 161
6.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.38 MDL 91.1
$4.45 MDL 75.4
20.90%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.78 MDL 149
$8.62 MDL 146
1.86%
Apples (1kg)
$0.86 MDL 14.54
$0.86 MDL 14.5
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.83 MDL 30.94
$1.84 MDL 31.21
-0.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.71 MDL 28.97
$1.47 MDL 24.89
16.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.08 MDL 35.13
$2.17 MDL 36.75
-4.15%
Potato (1kg)
$0.83 MDL 14.11
$0.73 MDL 12.38
13.70%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 MDL 9.87
$0.59 MDL 10.04
-1.69%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 MDL 22.07
$1.37 MDL 23.13
-5.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MDL 13.94
$0.88 MDL 14.89
-6.82%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.25 MDL 55
$3.14 MDL 53.2
3.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.34 MDL 90.4
$4.68 MDL 79.2
14.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 MDL 21.22
$1.28 MDL 21.59
-2.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.9 MDL 32.17
$1.96 MDL 33.24
-3.06%
🚌 Getting Around
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MDL 6.14
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.99 MDL 33.73
$2 MDL 33.87
-0.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.2
$0.25 MDL 4.2
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.11 MDL 86.5
$5.23 MDL 88.6
-2.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MDL 24.2
$1.32 MDL 22.33
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.6K MDL 534.5K
$32.3K MDL 546.6K
-2.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.7K MDL 519.8K
$30.9K MDL 522.7K
-0.56%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$175 MDL 2,957
$170 MDL 2,884
2.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.31 MDL 124
$4.61 MDL 78
58.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.66 MDL 180
$10.34 MDL 175
3.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$40.68 MDL 689
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.63 MDL 129
$4.74 MDL 80.2
60.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$393 MDL 6,655
$118 MDL 1,993
233.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,767 MDL 131.5K
$5,490 MDL 92.9K
41.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.1 MDL 1,136
$66.7 MDL 1,129
0.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.3 MDL 920
$54.7 MDL 927
-0.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 MDL 1,871
$112 MDL 1,888
-0.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 MDL 2,039
$124 MDL 2,095
-2.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$405 MDL 6,859
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$294 MDL 4,975
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$913 MDL 15.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$991 MDL 16.8K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ciuciuleni
Balti
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$477 MDL 8,083
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
9.24
-

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Last update for Ciuciuleni: October 27, 2025

Last update for Balti: October 29, 2025

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