Addis Ababa vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$604
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
51
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
5.23M
639K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 26% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4928th and 6200th ($1103 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6957th and 5629th 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
$6.55
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$4718

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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