Addis Ababa vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$710	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	51
😀 Quality of life	39	57
🏙️ Population	5.7M	639K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 32% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4540th and 6080th ($1180 vs $892) 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 0.7 months in Chisinau. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 7025th and 5665th 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	$4.24	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$6466

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867