Ankara vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$439
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$638
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
51
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
5.8M
639K

The cost of living in Ankara is 4% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6106th and 6200th ($907 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Moldova, respectively. Check Turkey vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 1608th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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