Addis Ababa vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2238
🏠 One person rent
$739
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
51
😀 Quality of life
46
59
🏙️ Population
5.7M
639K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 36% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4519th and 5968th ($1289 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 7005th and 6039th 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
$4.52
$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$7015

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$884
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$921
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$670
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$546
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$901
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1164
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$804
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$964
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$793
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$797
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$926
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$879
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$659
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$624
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$724
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$815
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$895
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$711
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$898
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$854
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$830
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$516
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$603
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$857
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$545
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$420
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1056
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$762
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1024
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1103
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$885
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$749
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$703
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$775
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$970