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Chisinau vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 28.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 35.7% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 23.9% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 66.3% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 76.2% more in Chisinau

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Chisinau. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

Chisinau vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 35.7% more for restaurants

	Manila	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$8.95 MDL151.67	+48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$7.76 MDL131.44	+80.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$0.87 MDL14.80	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$0.62 MDL10.56	+23.8%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$0.58 MDL9.82	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$5.29 MDL89.52	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$4.69 MDL79.49	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$2.64 MDL44.68	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$2.55 MDL43.15	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$0.40 MDL6.84	-73.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.85 MDL14.35	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.85 MDL14.45	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$0.95 MDL16.10	-7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.36 MDL6.07	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.26 MDL4.45	-80.9%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Manila	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$5.36 MDL90.83	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$13.97 MDL236.60	+1.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$31,402.03 MDL531,845.90	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$4.48 MDL75.83	+53.1%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Manila	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$10.50 MDL177.90	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$675.28 MDL11,437.00	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$492.96 MDL8,349.13	+95.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$130.19 MDL2,205.03	+29.6%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 66.3% more for childcare

	Manila	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$407.06 MDL6,894.21	+193.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$6,644.14 MDL112,529.60	-61.0%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$1.79 MDL30.33	+22.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$1.85 MDL31.26	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$3.34 MDL56.62	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$39.44 MDL668.04	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$7.76 MDL131.44	+3.7%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 76.2% more for clothing

	Manila	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$66.56 MDL1,127.31	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$53.80 MDL911.23	+81.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$115.49 MDL1,956.04	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$122.07 MDL2,067.39	+145.6%
Average			+76.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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