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

😐 Solo nomad: Selangor is 9.7% more expensive than Chisinau without rent, and 20.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 17.1% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 23.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.46

$8.90 MDL 152

-70.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.54 MYR 93.0

$36.47 MDL 624

-35.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.71 MYR 14.64

$7.73 MDL 132

-52.01%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.20

$1.87 MDL 31.93

24.60%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.85

$0.97 MDL 16.59

-25.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$0.70 MDL 11.99

-48.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 MYR 16.45

$1.71 MDL 29.28

143.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.57 MYR 22.01

$2.39 MDL 40.95

133.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.43

$1.28 MDL 21.82

46.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.96

$0.56 MDL 9.64

78.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.69

$1.51 MDL 25.90

-4.64%

Eggs

$1.91 MYR 7.53

$2.53 MDL 43.31

-24.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.71 MYR 58.1

$10.21 MDL 175

44.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 MYR 18.85

$5.40 MDL 92.5

-11.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.80 MYR 38.70

$8.63 MDL 148

13.56%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 MYR 11.79

$0.83 MDL 14.28

259.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.39

$1.78 MDL 30.45

-8.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.40

$1.70 MDL 29.10

54.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.00

$2.18 MDL 37.35

-30.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.07

$0.81 MDL 13.90

58.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 MYR 4.11

$0.55 MDL 9.41

89.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 MYR 4.28

$1.34 MDL 22.97

-19.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MYR 2.15

$0.87 MDL 14.90

-37.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 16.33

$3.25 MDL 55.6

27.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.77 MYR 74.2

$4.91 MDL 84.0

282.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.25 MYR 12.84

$1.23 MDL 21.03

164.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.37 MYR 17.28

$1.94 MDL 33.13

125.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$0.34 MDL 5.77

114.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.89 MYR 46.97

$13.61 MDL 233

-12.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$2.04 MDL 34.87

-43.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.32

$0.25 MDL 4.25

336.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 MYR 17.47

$5.22 MDL 89.3

-15.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.42 MDL 24.27

-64.79%

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

$39.7K MYR 156.7K

$32.0K MDL 548.3K

23.76%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.4K

$31.5K MDL 539.5K

-1.74%

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

$63.7 MYR 251

$173 MDL 2,960

-63.20%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.57

$7.40 MDL 127

28.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.12 MYR 103

$10.65 MDL 182

145.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.59 MYR 152

$42.75 MDL 732

-9.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.30 MYR 28.82

$21.96 MDL 376

-66.76%

Cinema Ticket

$5.22 MYR 20.62

$7.63 MDL 131

-31.59%

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

$119 MYR 469

$397 MDL 6,786

-70.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,303 MYR 17.0K

$7,670 MDL 131.2K

-43.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.0 MYR 241

$65.3 MDL 1,117

-6.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.48 MYR 148

$54.5 MDL 932

-31.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 294

$111 MDL 1,891

-32.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 MYR 305

$124 MDL 2,122

-37.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$440 MYR 1,739

$670 MDL 11.5K

-34.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 MYR 1,353

$461 MDL 7,890

-25.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$844 MYR 3,333

$1,254 MDL 21.5K

-32.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,835

$823 MDL 14.1K

-43.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,637 MYR 6,465

$2,665 MDL 45.6K

-38.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$726 MYR 2,868

$1,890 MDL 32.3K

-61.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,027 MYR 4,058

$855 MDL 14.6K

20.18%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: April 13, 2026

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