Al Ain vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$560
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$638
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
51
😀 Quality of life
79
57
🏙️ Population
767K
639K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 20% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5284th and 6200th ($1050 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Moldova, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 600th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1232
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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