Cost of Living Comparison Between Tiraspol and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Tiraspol and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Tiraspol is 27.6% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tiraspol is 21.2% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.96 MDL 85.0

$8.89 MDL 152

-44.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.74 MDL 321

$36.59 MDL 627

-48.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.63 MDL 131

$7.65 MDL 131

-0.26%

Cappuccino

$1.17 MDL 20.04

$1.82 MDL 31.25

-35.71%

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

$0.61 MDL 10.46

$0.93 MDL 15.98

-34.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 MDL 5.46

$0.69 MDL 11.91

-53.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.92 MDL 15.79

$1.79 MDL 30.65

-48.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.64 MDL 28.19

$2.41 MDL 41.25

-31.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.08 MDL 18.49

$1.28 MDL 21.93

-15.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 MDL 9.08

$0.56 MDL 9.57

-5.36%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MDL 24.71

$1.51 MDL 25.84

-4.64%

Eggs

$1.58 MDL 27.07

$2.49 MDL 42.62

-36.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.18 MDL 175

$10.48 MDL 180

-2.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.14 MDL 88.1

$5.62 MDL 96.4

-8.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 MDL 149

$9.01 MDL 155

-3.33%

Apples (1kg)

$0.84 MDL 14.34

$0.89 MDL 15.28

-5.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MDL 30.98

$1.77 MDL 30.34

2.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 MDL 29.42

$1.72 MDL 29.47

Tomato (1kg)

$2.03 MDL 34.74

$2.17 MDL 37.22

-6.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MDL 14.13

$0.84 MDL 14.34

-2.38%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 MDL 9.35

$0.58 MDL 9.98

-6.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 MDL 23.23

$1.31 MDL 22.52

3.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MDL 8.77

$0.82 MDL 14.04

-37.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.23 MDL 55.5

$3.30 MDL 56.5

-2.12%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.21 MDL 89.3

$5.18 MDL 88.8

0.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 MDL 21.71

$1.23 MDL 21.08

3.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 MDL 34.10

$1.97 MDL 33.75

1.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 MDL 4.90

$0.34 MDL 5.75

-14.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.44 MDL 231

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 MDL 17.39

$2.02 MDL 34.59

-50.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.25

$0.27 MDL 4.67

-7.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.32 MDL 91.2

$5.28 MDL 90.6

0.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.33 MDL 22.83

$1.43 MDL 24.45

-6.99%

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

$31.8K MDL 544.5K

$32.2K MDL 551.6K

-1.28%

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

$31.4K MDL 538.8K

$30.7K MDL 527.1K

2.20%

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

$63.8 MDL 1,094

$170 MDL 2,918

-62.50%

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

$7.37 MDL 126

$7.70 MDL 132

-4.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.60 MDL 182

$11.01 MDL 189

-3.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.30 MDL 211

$44.28 MDL 759

-72.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.02 MDL 378

Cinema Ticket

$3.57 MDL 61.2

$7.80 MDL 134

-54.23%

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

$392 MDL 6,724

$388 MDL 6,653

1.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,752 MDL 132.9K

$7,588 MDL 130.1K

2.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.8 MDL 1,145

$66.7 MDL 1,143

0.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.0 MDL 926

$53.0 MDL 908

2.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 MDL 1,970

$114 MDL 1,963

0.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$125 MDL 2,138

$124 MDL 2,122

0.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 MDL 3,471

$654 MDL 11.2K

-69.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 MDL 2,926

$468 MDL 8,031

-63.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$302 MDL 5,178

$1,249 MDL 21.4K

-75.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$265 MDL 4,545

$822 MDL 14.1K

-67.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$916 MDL 15.7K

$2,665 MDL 45.7K

-65.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$809 MDL 13.9K

$1,860 MDL 31.9K

-56.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$266 MDL 4,554

$842 MDL 14.4K

-68.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

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

Last update for Tiraspol: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chisinau: March 2, 2026

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