Historical Prices in Chisinau

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 154.17 593.33 103.33
2022 152.40 562.38 105.03
2021 104.51 474.29 90.29
2020 92.78 404.51 89.44
2019 100.45 398.54 98.28
2018 95.93 457.14 81.54
2017 91.88 280.59 71.25
2016 75.46 267.44 74.62
2015 62.31 232.73 62.00
2014 69.17 365.00 81.67
2013 56.42 311.67 71.27
2012 71.76 287.17 67.87
2011 79.85 356.33 66.98
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 22.62 34.29 13.44 10.19 31.00
2022 30.48 37.83 13.52 10.12 28.42
2021 23.89 30.13 14.81 10.30 25.08
2020 23.22 32.88 10.25 7.33 24.50
2019 19.85 28.59 13.04 8.58 23.69
2018 23.38 32.08 12.31 8.77 26.54
2017 18.59 30.31 13.47 9.08 25.24
2016 18.74 28.38 13.96 9.11 22.65
2015 16.93 27.31 13.31 9.33 24.00
2014 14.11 22.22 11.33 7.82 23.96
2013 15.15 21.78 12.02 8.00 24.80
2012 15.11 22.54 11.06 7.89 24.93
2011 14.29 18.56 12.56 6.42 24.87

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 20.33 8.62 39.60 14.50 21.67 -
2022 19.00 8.81 41.24 12.23 18.54 31.92
2021 14.31 6.67 28.00 10.41 17.71 27.02
2020 10.89 6.00 22.50 11.57 17.29 27.50
2019 13.15 7.25 19.59 13.16 15.35 -
2018 13.12 6.00 25.65 11.00 14.75 25.00
2017 11.45 6.92 24.86 10.00 13.60 22.22
2016 11.35 6.06 24.22 12.22 14.83 22.33
2015 10.04 5.09 18.40 8.46 12.35 18.33
2014 10.22 5.06 19.58 9.00 12.00 18.75
2013 9.50 4.42 17.53 8.82 12.59 19.80
2012 8.98 3.95 17.71 7.20 12.12 15.72
2011 8.27 4.06 15.83 8.76 11.97 16.65
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 13.75 29.25 10.83 - 25.50 32.14 33.75 15.22
2022 13.64 28.33 12.66 24.43 28.87 35.38 29.80 10.62
2021 13.28 24.59 7.73 23.28 19.79 22.24 21.55 6.25
2020 16.71 25.17 8.57 13.00 18.00 21.50 20.67 7.67
2019 11.40 - - - 18.31 33.53 27.40 -
2018 14.99 25.00 10.00 - 18.33 26.50 27.44 11.00
2017 12.01 25.25 9.17 11.74 20.01 22.79 23.45 8.57
2016 12.30 22.88 7.89 12.50 20.40 22.00 23.72 7.86
2015 11.00 26.12 6.22 7.33 15.46 12.67 24.23 7.45
2014 10.50 25.12 8.75 9.25 14.00 17.49 - -
2013 10.85 22.82 7.82 10.43 13.50 22.80 - -
2012 15.30 20.32 5.88 13.48 18.00 17.39 - -
2011 28.19 38.13 7.30 7.46 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 185.71 105.00 50.00 91.67 112.50
2022 173.53 96.84 44.59 91.94 143.53
2021 123.14 75.50 40.60 69.93 112.24
2020 92.88 65.00 31.75 69.17 105.00
2019 - 69.06 33.04 70.89 -
2018 111.67 69.29 28.25 68.29 86.25
2017 115.38 67.69 24.57 66.62 96.82
2016 102.56 64.12 23.11 65.81 93.67
2015 94.29 41.25 18.10 62.38 82.00
2014 121.43 42.75 23.25 64.83 -
2013 102.92 41.89 21.10 58.80 -
2012 83.69 44.08 18.59 51.45 -
2011 73.30 34.83 16.25 53.88 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 8334.49 5714.86 13760.04 11017.28
2022 6170.60 4687.87 12349.02 8965.53
2021 6705.26 5271.34 10738.53 7756.80
2020 5909.65 4260.86 9944.44 6625.00
2019 5527.67 3531.28 8524.92 6405.50
2018 4620.36 3585.13 8740.60 6777.78
2017 5058.82 3412.50 8375.00 5900.00
2016 5163.34 3427.27 9650.28 6139.63
2015 4200.00 3085.98 7856.23 6258.17
2014 3459.80 2745.86 10082.33 6007.63
2013 3683.33 2110.09 6071.80 4128.76
2012 4315.83 3120.28 9949.07 7562.35
2011 3410.58 2628.91 5388.41 4144.93

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 26352.97 19007.89
2022 25313.87 17585.71
2021 21798.53 14472.65
2020 18839.32 -
2019 18095.71 11914.85
2018 17608.84 11499.68
2017 16590.79 11180.35
2016 17426.96 11218.96
2015 16803.62 11922.55
2014 16599.06 11243.42
2013 14425.00 9207.40
2012 16033.32 9710.94
2011 14921.74 10937.06

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 11250.00
2022 9462.04
2021 8487.19
2020 6860.00
2019 5719.79
2018 5418.29
2017 5053.85
2016 4678.93
2015 3747.06
2014 3644.44
2013 3491.15
2012 3477.98
2011 6125.68

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 6.00 23.31
2022 5.53 27.26
2021 2.08 20.15
2020 2.31 15.99
2019 2.32 19.03
2018 2.43 18.62
2017 2.50 17.39
2016 2.70 17.02
2015 2.62 17.79
2014 2.89 18.39
2013 2.69 16.52
2012 3.00 16.54
2011 3.23 14.50
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 234.00
2022 246.35
2021 145.00
2020 -
2019 158.00
2018 150.00
2017 113.33
2016 171.00
2015 142.22
2014 97.50
2013 85.56
2012 139.51
2011 125.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 13.75
2022 14.22
2021 8.86
2020 -
2019 -
2018 12.00
2017 12.75
2016 13.88
2015 13.08
2014 16.00
2013 14.79
2012 14.33
2011 20.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 5466.67 202.50 127.50
2022 3360.98 176.32 -
2021 2160.41 171.00 -
2020 2496.53 176.25 -
2019 1815.41 170.00 -
2018 2376.63 166.25 -
2017 2161.41 165.07 -
2016 2183.11 158.51 -
2015 2116.70 140.71 -
2014 1538.72 121.43 -
2013 1816.17 137.15 -
2012 1454.27 155.87 -
2011 1439.94 145.00 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 916.67 - 147.14
2022 593.85 356.67 116.67
2021 397.24 - 112.50
2020 435.42 - 103.12
2019 588.89 - 102.47
2018 493.75 245.71 106.47
2017 609.36 153.58 101.25
2016 679.68 176.67 91.75
2015 608.90 110.00 79.58
2014 475.00 117.50 95.00
2013 523.41 108.00 74.28
2012 443.00 165.24 86.87
2011 498.86 165.80 87.26

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 933.33 - 1525.00 2052.61
2022 927.27 678.57 1845.45 2075.00
2021 1059.01 - 1701.75 1839.63
2020 1221.25 766.67 1371.43 1871.43
2019 1206.96 733.76 1800.00 1980.02
2018 1087.50 672.22 1660.00 1681.82
2017 982.01 715.62 1793.33 1876.47
2016 1105.68 645.45 1660.00 1697.28
2015 888.89 643.75 1567.09 1437.50
2014 1125.00 851.00 1400.00 1350.00
2013 950.00 600.00 1400.00 1370.00
2012 1096.18 1255.56 1399.45 1208.07
2011 624.48 663.19 1657.97 1088.97
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