Cost of Living Comparison Between Tamarin and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Tamarin and Chisinau

😐 Solo nomad: Tamarin is 3.9% more expensive than Chisinau without rent, and 18.9% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tamarin is 4.9% more expensive than Chisinau without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.69 MUR 316
$8.89 MDL 154
-24.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.51 MUR 1,963
$36.59 MDL 633
13.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.42 MUR 256
$7.65 MDL 132
-29.15%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 121
$1.82 MDL 31.50
40.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 MUR 39.90
$0.93 MDL 16.11
-9.68%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 28.30
$0.69 MDL 12.00
-13.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.63 MUR 77.0
$1.79 MDL 30.90
-8.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 MUR 84.7
$2.41 MDL 41.58
-25.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 MUR 69.9
$1.28 MDL 22.11
15.62%
White Bread (500g)
$0.37 MUR 17.28
$0.56 MDL 9.65
-33.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MUR 59.8
$1.51 MDL 26.06
-16.56%
Eggs
$2.11 MUR 99.8
$2.49 MDL 42.97
-15.26%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.60 MUR 265
$10.48 MDL 181
-46.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.38 MUR 302
$5.62 MDL 97.2
13.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.07 MUR 476
$9.01 MDL 156
11.76%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 MUR 97.9
$0.89 MDL 15.41
132.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 MUR 91.2
$1.77 MDL 30.58
9.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 68.4
$1.72 MDL 29.71
-15.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.72 MUR 129
$2.17 MDL 37.53
25.35%
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 45.13
$0.84 MDL 14.45
13.10%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 44.32
$0.58 MDL 10.06
62.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 36.88
$1.31 MDL 22.70
-40.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 38.09
$0.82 MDL 14.15
-1.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.72 MUR 318
$3.30 MDL 57.0
103.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.77 MUR 415
$5.18 MDL 89.5
69.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 MUR 84.9
$1.23 MDL 21.26
46.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 MUR 76.3
$1.97 MDL 34.02
-18.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.18 MUR 55.8
$0.34 MDL 5.79
247.06%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.18 MUR 529
$13.44 MDL 232
-16.82%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.38 MUR 207
$2.02 MDL 34.88
116.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.74 MUR 130
$0.27 MDL 4.71
914.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.56 MUR 310
$5.28 MDL 91.3
24.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MUR 59.7
$1.43 MDL 24.65
-11.89%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.6K MUR 1.4M
$32.2K MDL 556.1K
-11.01%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.1K MUR 1.3M
$30.7K MDL 531.4K
-11.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.53 MUR 2,296
$170 MDL 2,942
-71.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.18 MUR 766
$7.70 MDL 133
110.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.51 MUR 1,443
$11.01 MDL 190
177.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 MUR 2,380
$44.28 MDL 766
13.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.02 MUR 521
$22.02 MDL 381
-49.95%
Cinema Ticket
$6.16 MUR 291
$7.80 MDL 135
-21.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,234
$388 MDL 6,708
-60.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,222 MUR 152.4K
$7,588 MDL 131.2K
-57.54%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.8 MUR 2,779
$66.7 MDL 1,152
-11.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.83 MUR 2,262
$53.0 MDL 916
-9.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.5 MUR 4,091
$114 MDL 1,979
-24.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.2 MUR 2,802
$124 MDL 2,139
-52.12%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$784 MUR 37.1K
$654 MDL 11.3K
19.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$391 MUR 18.5K
$468 MDL 8,096
-16.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,430 MUR 67.6K
$1,249 MDL 21.6K
14.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$948 MUR 44.8K
$822 MDL 14.2K
15.36%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,665 MDL 46.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,860 MDL 32.2K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tamarin
Chisinau
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$867 MUR 41.0K
$842 MDL 14.6K
2.96%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6
9.24
-35.06%

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Last update for Tamarin: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: March 2, 2026

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