Cost of living comparison

India

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Mumbai Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 67.2% more expensive than Mumbai.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 75.0% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 85.7% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 91.1% more in Chisinau

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, groceries, and housing in Chisinau are more expensive than in Mumbai. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Mumbai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$11.22 MDL201.58	+117.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₹392.58	$8.70 MDL156.22	+110.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₹35.91	$1.21 MDL21.71	+219.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹13.88	$0.89 MDL16.00	+509.5%
Average			+147.4%

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pay 75.0% more for groceries

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.68	$0.71 MDL12.77	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 ₹259.73	$4.89 MDL87.82	+78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.63	$4.73 MDL85.03	+74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.97 ₹92.50	$2.79 MDL50.06	+186.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 ₹156.90	$2.36 MDL42.34	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 ₹93.37	$0.44 MDL7.87	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.72	$0.87 MDL15.68	+169.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹52.91	$0.94 MDL16.87	+68.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.53	$1.01 MDL18.06	+365.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.10	$0.31 MDL5.61	+96.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.21	$0.25 MDL4.42	+44.1%
Average			+75.0%

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pay 85.7% more for transportation

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹399.95	$6.44 MDL115.64	+52.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.43 ₹515.27	$13.52 MDL242.90	+149.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,890.72 ₹2M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.80 ₹265.48	$4.94 MDL88.69	+76.6%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.95 ₹849.79	$10.59 MDL190.33	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.75 ₹57,521.94	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.34 ₹33,173.26	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.42 ₹4,408.35	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+300.3%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.57 ₹10,974.94	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+275.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,976.16 ₹473K	$5,841.67 MDL105K	+17.4%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$2.24 MDL40.32	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 ₹252.78	$2.16 MDL38.87	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$3.42 MDL61.48	-31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,484.31	$41.67 MDL748.71	+59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 ₹417.12	$8.41 MDL151.18	+91.6%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 91.1% more for clothing

	Mumbai	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.06 ₹3,424.72	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+121.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.40 ₹3,741.03	$47.07 MDL845.61	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,226.26	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+107.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.46 ₹4,506.96	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+143.5%
Average			+91.1%

Mumbai vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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