Cost of Living Comparison Between Guanajuato and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Guanajuato and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Guanajuato is 13.1% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 35.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Guanajuato is 7.5% more expensive than Chisinau without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.22 MX$147
$8.89 MDL 153
-7.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.56 MX$601
$36.59 MDL 631
-8.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.20 MX$111
$7.65 MDL 132
-18.95%
Cappuccino
$2.16 MX$38.67
$1.82 MDL 31.43
18.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.24 MX$22.16
$0.93 MDL 16.07
33.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 MX$16.60
$0.69 MDL 11.98
34.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.57 MX$45.98
$1.79 MDL 30.83
43.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.43 MX$79.3
$2.41 MDL 41.49
83.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 MX$24.64
$1.28 MDL 22.06
7.81%
White Bread (500g)
$2.27 MX$40.63
$0.56 MDL 9.62
305.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MX$22.98
$1.51 MDL 26.00
-15.23%
Eggs
$1.94 MX$34.76
$2.49 MDL 42.87
-22.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.50 MX$98.4
$10.48 MDL 181
-47.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.25 MX$130
$5.62 MDL 97.0
29.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.29 MX$166
$9.01 MDL 155
3.11%
Apples (1kg)
$2.71 MX$48.49
$0.89 MDL 15.37
204.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 MX$25.25
$1.77 MDL 30.51
-20.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.80 MX$32.23
$1.72 MDL 29.64
4.65%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.90 MX$33.97
$2.17 MDL 37.44
-12.44%
Potato (1kg)
$2.02 MX$36.21
$0.84 MDL 14.42
140.48%
Onion (1kg)
$2.21 MX$39.63
$0.58 MDL 10.04
281.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 MX$22.63
$1.31 MDL 22.65
-3.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 MX$16.73
$0.82 MDL 14.12
13.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.02 MX$72.0
$3.30 MDL 56.8
21.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.80 MX$122
$5.18 MDL 89.3
31.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.12
$1.23 MDL 21.21
36.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.40 MX$60.9
$1.97 MDL 33.94
72.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.40 MX$7.21
$0.34 MDL 5.78
17.65%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.34 MX$471
$13.44 MDL 232
95.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.83 MX$14.79
$2.02 MDL 34.79
-58.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.08 MX$19.33
$0.27 MDL 4.69
300.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.83 MX$158
$5.28 MDL 91.1
67.23%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.30 MX$23.20
$1.43 MDL 24.59
-9.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.5K MX$385.2K
$32.2K MDL 554.8K
-33.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.7K MX$388.4K
$30.7K MDL 530.2K
-29.40%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$45.83 MX$820
$170 MDL 2,935
-73.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.93 MX$392
$7.70 MDL 133
184.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$21.44 MX$384
$11.01 MDL 190
94.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.90 MX$499
$44.28 MDL 764
-36.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.17 MX$289
$22.02 MDL 380
-26.57%
Cinema Ticket
$4.85 MX$86.8
$7.80 MDL 135
-37.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$187 MX$3,341
$388 MDL 6,692
-51.89%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,401 MX$60.9K
$7,588 MDL 130.9K
-55.18%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 MX$1,054
$66.7 MDL 1,150
-11.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.40 MX$669
$53.0 MDL 913
-29.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$52.6 MX$941
$114 MDL 1,974
-54.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$57.6 MX$1,031
$124 MDL 2,134
-53.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$301 MX$5,383
$654 MDL 11.3K
-54.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$184 MX$3,301
$468 MDL 8,077
-60.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$686 MX$12.3K
$1,249 MDL 21.5K
-45.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$428 MX$7,662
$822 MDL 14.2K
-47.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,429 MX$25.6K
$2,665 MDL 46.0K
-46.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,154 MX$20.7K
$1,860 MDL 32.1K
-37.98%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Guanajuato
Chisinau
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$737 MX$13.2K
$842 MDL 14.5K
-12.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
9.24
24.46%

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

Last update for Guanajuato: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: March 2, 2026

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