Ankara vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$495
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$344
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
5.8M
567K

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 5466th and 5911th ($1027 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Moldova, respectively. Check Turkey vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 2214th and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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