Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 7.9% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 22.3% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.54 MYR 10.5

$8.56 MDL 144

-70.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.74 MYR 98

$37.16 MDL 624

-36.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.8 MYR 15.69

$7.7 MDL 129

-50.65%

Cappuccino

$2.34 MYR 9.65

$1.86 MDL 31.18

25.81%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.01

$0.93 MDL 15.57

-21.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.38

$0.68 MDL 11.46

-51.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.14 MYR 17.09

$1.77 MDL 29.62

133.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.4 MYR 22.27

$2.28 MDL 38.31

136.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.46

$1.29 MDL 21.67

40.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.05 MYR 4.33

$0.53 MDL 8.87

98.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MYR 6.09

$1.51 MDL 25.41

-1.99%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.81

$2.59 MDL 43.38

-27.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.53 MYR 60

$10.25 MDL 172

41.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.74 MYR 19.55

$5.39 MDL 90.4

-12.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.78 MYR 40.34

$8.62 MDL 145

13.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 MYR 12.15

$0.88 MDL 14.82

234.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 MYR 6.43

$1.75 MDL 29.4

-10.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.64 MYR 10.9

$1.77 MDL 29.66

49.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.07

$2.16 MDL 36.2

-31.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 5.02

$0.83 MDL 13.89

46.99%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MYR 4.09

$0.55 MDL 9.3

80.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.64

$1.29 MDL 21.68

-13.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.3

$0.82 MDL 13.83

-31.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 MYR 17.84

$3.24 MDL 54.3

33.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.98 MYR 74.2

$5.34 MDL 89.7

236.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.26 MYR 13.46

$1.26 MDL 21.15

158.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.23 MYR 17.47

$1.98 MDL 33.26

113.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.06

$0.36 MDL 6.09

105.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.91 MYR 49.17

$13.6 MDL 228

-12.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.81

$2.01 MDL 33.69

-42.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 MYR 4.76

$0.25 MDL 4.15

360.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.4 MYR 18.14

$5.38 MDL 90.2

-18.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.92

$1.43 MDL 24.04

-67.13%

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

$40K MYR 165.2K

$31.5K MDL 529.1K

26.97%

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

$31.6K MYR 130.2K

$30.9K MDL 518.5K

2.10%

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

$64.5 MYR 266

$171 MDL 2,865

-62.20%

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

$9.66 MYR 39.86

$7.59 MDL 127

27.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.03 MYR 107

$10.9 MDL 183

138.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.35 MYR 162

$43.68 MDL 733

-9.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.38 MYR 30.45

$21.88 MDL 367

-66.27%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 21

$7.5 MDL 126

-32.13%

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

$118 MYR 488

$394 MDL 6,614

-70.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,239 MYR 17.5K

$7,571 MDL 127K

-44.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.5 MYR 249

$65 MDL 1,091

-7.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.63 MYR 151

$54 MDL 907

-32.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.7 MYR 313

$115 MDL 1,925

-33.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.4 MYR 319

$122 MDL 2,051

-36.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$450 MYR 1,856

$658 MDL 11K

-31.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$345 MYR 1,424

$470 MDL 7,881

-26.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 MYR 3,498

$1,224 MDL 20.5K

-30.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,917

$823 MDL 13.8K

-43.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,528 MYR 10.4K

$2,537 MDL 42.6K

-0.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,215 MYR 5,014

$1,699 MDL 28.5K

-28.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,027 MYR 4,240

$767 MDL 12.9K

33.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

9.24

-57.14%

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

Last update for Selangor: December 2, 2025

Last update for Chisinau: November 29, 2025

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