Cost of Living Comparison Between Vulcanesti and Chisinau Cost of Living Comparison Between Vulcanesti and Chisinau

🙂 Solo nomad: Vulcanesti is 99% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 99.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vulcanesti is 99.4% cheaper than Chisinau without rent, and 99.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.71 MDL 147

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.73 MDL 622

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.81 MDL 132

Cappuccino

$1.8 MDL 30.55

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

$0.9 MDL 15.31

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 MDL 10.97

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 MDL 30.44

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 MDL 38.88

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.56

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 MDL 8.72

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MDL 25.35

Eggs

$2.5 MDL 42.26

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.42 MDL 176

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.46 MDL 92.4

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.72 MDL 148

Apples (1kg)

$0.85 MDL 14.33

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 MDL 30.89

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 MDL 29.21

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 MDL 34.9

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MDL 13.96

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 10.07

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MDL 22.21

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MDL 14.05

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 MDL 53

Wine (Bottle)

$2.56 MDL 43.27

$5.39 MDL 91.2

-52.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 MDL 21.51

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 MDL 33.38

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 MDL 5.65

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$13.63 MDL 231

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 MDL 34.44

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.1 MDL 1.63

$0.25 MDL 4.22

-60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.19 MDL 87.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MDL 24.06

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

$32.6K MDL 551.9K

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

$30.6K MDL 517.4K

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

$169 MDL 2,862

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

$7.52 MDL 127

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.79 MDL 183

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.23 MDL 732

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.81 MDL 369

Cinema Ticket

$7.75 MDL 131

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

$394 MDL 6,675

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,676 MDL 130K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66 MDL 1,117

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.9 MDL 913

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 MDL 1,921

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,080

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$654 MDL 11.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$458 MDL 7,760

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,267 MDL 21.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$817 MDL 13.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$890 MDL 15.1K

$2,442 MDL 41.3K

-63.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$916 MDL 15.5K

$1,779 MDL 30.1K

-48.53%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$755 MDL 12.8K

$782 MDL 13.2K

-3.46%

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 Vulcanesti: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chisinau: October 27, 2025