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)
2022 145.00 600.00 105.00
2021 100.00 500.00 95.00
2020 100.00 400.00 90.00
2019 95.00 431.03 100.00
2018 100.00 500.00 77.50
2017 95.00 250.00 70.00
2016 70.00 250.00 76.00
2015 60.00 200.00 60.00
2014 65.00 350.00 70.00
2013 50.00 260.00 70.00
2012 54.45 256.56 59.58
2011 57.60 285.79 63.16
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)
2022 27.32 39.76 13.52 10.12 28.42
2021 25.00 30.09 14.81 10.30 25.08
2020 25.00 30.00 10.25 7.33 24.50
2019 20.00 29.58 13.04 8.58 23.69
2018 22.50 30.00 11.67 8.25 25.83
2017 18.00 30.00 12.60 8.40 24.62
2016 17.50 30.00 13.56 8.76 22.20
2015 15.00 27.50 12.92 8.93 23.50
2014 12.50 20.00 10.88 7.40 23.41
2013 15.00 20.00 11.75 7.57 24.05
2012 12.22 18.33 11.06 7.00 23.94
2011 12.00 17.89 11.22 6.32 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)
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 5.71 24.31 10.33 - -
2017 10.97 6.53 24.13 9.86 13.44 21.25
2016 11.08 5.92 23.69 11.88 13.80 21.80
2015 9.83 5.00 17.78 8.32 12.06 18.33
2014 10.00 5.00 19.03 9.00 12.00 17.86
2013 9.27 4.36 17.15 8.55 12.39 19.24
2012 8.54 3.95 16.01 6.79 12.12 15.72
2011 8.27 4.06 13.80 8.76 10.50 16.58
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
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 14.15 25.00 9.60 - 17.60 - 26.36 11.00
2017 11.21 25.25 8.19 9.09 19.56 22.52 23.30 8.00
2016 11.89 22.57 7.89 12.50 19.89 21.06 23.31 7.50
2015 10.50 25.57 6.00 7.33 15.07 12.67 23.85 6.94
2014 10.50 25.12 8.75 9.25 13.67 17.49 - -
2013 10.50 22.10 7.20 9.67 13.33 20.89 - -
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)
2022 173.53 90.00 45.00 91.94 143.53
2021 123.14 75.00 40.00 69.93 112.24
2020 92.88 70.00 33.50 69.17 105.00
2019 - 64.23 - 70.89 -
2018 104.00 70.00 28.00 66.33 -
2017 113.33 60.00 25.00 66.33 94.50
2016 99.12 56.17 21.00 64.88 93.67
2015 90.00 42.50 18.00 62.38 82.00
2014 115.00 40.00 22.50 63.00 -
2013 101.36 40.00 20.00 58.00 -
2012 83.69 45.00 19.26 51.45 -
2011 73.30 33.16 16.09 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
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 4588.72 3456.50 8000.00 6625.00
2017 4968.75 3340.00 8045.45 5690.00
2016 5087.28 3379.54 8412.42 6139.63
2015 4111.11 2995.53 7338.26 5937.50
2014 3459.80 2548.68 7109.78 6007.63
2013 3612.50 2110.09 5783.33 3983.55
2012 3484.13 2665.56 8405.43 5628.14
2011 3410.58 2443.43 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
2022 25313.87 17585.71
2021 21798.53 14472.65
2020 18839.32 -
2019 18095.71 11914.85
2018 17369.73 11187.14
2017 16223.36 10963.45
2016 16515.96 10888.83
2015 16404.07 11576.30
2014 16000.00 11243.42
2013 14425.00 8808.46
2012 14974.03 9066.42
2011 14921.74 10937.06

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 9462.04
2021 8487.19
2020 6860.00
2019 5719.79
2018 5360.11
2017 4941.67
2016 4561.74
2015 3668.75
2014 3644.44
2013 3448.74
2012 3477.98
2011 4851.63

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 6.00 27.26
2021 2.00 20.15
2020 2.00 15.99
2019 2.00 19.03
2018 2.00 18.59
2017 2.00 17.32
2016 3.00 16.94
2015 3.00 17.77
2014 3.00 18.39
2013 3.00 16.42
2012 3.00 16.54
2011 3.15 14.50
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 234.00
2021 145.00
2020 -
2019 180.00
2018 145.00
2017 100.00
2016 175.00
2015 135.00
2014 90.00
2013 80.00
2012 113.57
2011 149.22

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 14.22
2021 8.86
2020 -
2019 -
2018 -
2017 12.36
2016 13.88
2015 12.70
2014 -
2013 14.42
2012 13.50
2011 20.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 3360.98 176.32
2021 2160.41 171.00
2020 2496.53 176.25
2019 1815.41 170.00
2018 2327.81 164.00
2017 2055.87 163.33
2016 2119.88 151.00
2015 2073.37 137.69
2014 1538.72 115.00
2013 1697.78 133.25
2012 1359.73 149.83
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
2022 593.85 356.67 120.00
2021 397.24 - 107.50
2020 435.42 - 110.00
2019 588.89 - 100.00
2018 473.33 228.33 100.00
2017 587.65 149.71 100.00
2016 660.83 - 90.00
2015 573.35 110.00 80.00
2014 450.00 106.67 90.00
2013 499.16 108.00 75.00
2012 443.00 120.67 60.00
2011 498.86 165.80 82.90

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
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 1050.00 672.22 1577.78 1600.00
2017 951.54 683.33 1778.57 1837.50
2016 1072.78 630.00 1566.67 1608.09
2015 850.00 643.75 1482.28 1357.14
2014 1125.00 668.00 1400.00 1350.00
2013 927.27 600.00 1400.00 1300.00
2012 997.57 433.35 1363.27 1208.07
2011 624.48 663.19 1657.97 1088.97
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