Addis Ababa vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$758
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
52
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
5.7M
567K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 4635th and 5911th ($1269 vs $967) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 5736th 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
$4.01
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$7425

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999