Addis Ababa vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$407
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
51
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
3.04M
639K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5819th and 6354th ($923 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Ethiopia and Moldova, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 7141st and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Chisinau

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Addis Ababa Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$3791

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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