Ashgabat vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$798
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
51
😀 Quality of life
29
57
🏙️ Population
1.03M
639K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 84% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 3187th and 6200th ($1616 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkmenistan and Moldova, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 8245th and 5629th 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
$26.2
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$4718

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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