Ashgabat vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$968
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
52
😀 Quality of life
43
62
🏙️ Population
1.03M
567K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 96% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 2383rd and 5780th ($1898 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Moldova, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7430th and 5599th 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
$31.1
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995