Abu Dhabi vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$587
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
51
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
1.48M
639K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 139% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 1938th and 6354th ($1936 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.9 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 369th and 5671st 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
$9.91
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$3791

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846