Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Chisinau

😐 Solo nomad: Penang is 4.6% more expensive than Chisinau without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 6.7% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 22% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.07 MYR 12.13

$8.89 MDL 153

-65.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.19 MYR 83.7

$36.59 MDL 631

-42.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.20 MYR 16.58

$7.65 MDL 132

-45.10%

Cappuccino

$2.96 MYR 11.71

$1.82 MDL 31.43

62.64%

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

$0.74 MYR 2.93

$0.93 MDL 16.07

-20.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.69 MDL 11.98

-46.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MYR 17.73

$1.79 MDL 30.83

150.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.40 MYR 17.40

$2.41 MDL 41.49

82.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 MYR 7.52

$1.28 MDL 22.06

48.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 3.92

$0.56 MDL 9.62

76.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.05 MYR 8.11

$1.51 MDL 26.00

35.76%

Eggs

$2.15 MYR 8.48

$2.49 MDL 42.87

-13.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.37 MYR 68.6

$10.48 MDL 181

65.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 MYR 19.74

$5.62 MDL 97.0

-11.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.88 MYR 58.8

$9.01 MDL 155

65.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.78 MYR 10.96

$0.89 MDL 15.37

212.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 5.80

$1.77 MDL 30.51

-16.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 MYR 10.21

$1.72 MDL 29.64

50.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 MYR 8.66

$2.17 MDL 37.44

0.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$0.84 MDL 14.42

35.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$0.58 MDL 10.04

106.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 MYR 3.53

$1.31 MDL 22.65

-32.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MYR 1.93

$0.82 MDL 14.12

-40.24%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 MYR 17.18

$3.30 MDL 56.8

31.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.52 MYR 77.1

$5.18 MDL 89.3

276.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MYR 10.34

$1.23 MDL 21.21

113.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.48 MYR 13.75

$1.97 MDL 33.94

76.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 MYR 1.80

$0.34 MDL 5.78

35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.36 MYR 68.6

$13.44 MDL 232

29.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 MYR 2.68

$2.02 MDL 34.79

-66.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$0.27 MDL 4.69

85.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.19 MYR 28.39

$5.28 MDL 91.1

36.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.96

$1.43 MDL 24.59

-65.73%

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

$34.0K MYR 134.2K

$32.2K MDL 554.8K

5.64%

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

$27.9K MYR 110.1K

$30.7K MDL 530.2K

-9.32%

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

$39.37 MYR 156

$170 MDL 2,935

-76.86%

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

$10.01 MYR 39.54

$7.70 MDL 133

30.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.45 MYR 124

$11.01 MDL 190

185.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.02 MYR 130

$44.28 MDL 764

-25.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.53 MYR 21.84

$22.02 MDL 380

-74.89%

Cinema Ticket

$4.81 MYR 19.01

$7.80 MDL 135

-38.33%

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

$237 MYR 937

$388 MDL 6,692

-38.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,252 MYR 24.7K

$7,588 MDL 130.9K

-17.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 MYR 214

$66.7 MDL 1,150

-18.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.00 MYR 115

$53.0 MDL 913

-45.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.5 MYR 247

$114 MDL 1,974

-45.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.4 MYR 207

$124 MDL 2,134

-57.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 MYR 1,556

$654 MDL 11.3K

-39.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 910

$468 MDL 8,077

-50.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$641 MYR 2,531

$1,249 MDL 21.5K

-48.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$517 MYR 2,042

$822 MDL 14.2K

-37.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,335 MYR 9,224

$2,665 MDL 46.0K

-12.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,191 MYR 4,703

$1,860 MDL 32.1K

-36.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$974 MYR 3,849

$842 MDL 14.5K

15.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

9.24

-54.98%

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

Last update for Penang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: March 2, 2026

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