Asmara vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$212
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
52
😀 Quality of life
15
62
🏙️ Population
963K
567K

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8615th and 5780th ($513 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Moldova, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9202nd and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chisinau

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Asmara Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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