Ashgabat vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$887
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$344
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
1.03M
567K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 87% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2849th and 5911th ($1806 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Moldova, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 6881st and 5736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Chisinau

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Ashgabat Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7425

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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