Abu Dhabi vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$638
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
51
😀 Quality of life
83
57
🏙️ Population
1.48M
639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2486th and 6200th ($1802 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Moldova, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 405th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Chisinau

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Abu Dhabi Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900