Abu Dhabi vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1967
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4483
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$1349
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
50
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
1.48M
639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 207% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1816th and 7357th ($1967 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.8 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 285th and 5584th 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
$8.2
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2781
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3700
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.56
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.45
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$631
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9438
$3450

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$1924
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1343
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1129
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1096
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1964
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1797
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$799
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1260
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1245
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1277
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1150
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$688
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$952
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$987
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$968
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$880
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$907
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$693
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$689
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$947
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$785
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$686
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$690
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$687
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$688
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$691
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$657
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$687
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$650
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1278
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$960
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620